Death by Cop – 2023
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David P. Makeeff
Case # :27
Gender : Male
Age : 59
Race : White
Date : 12/29/2023
Location : Fleur Lodge Motel, 4817 Fleur Drive
City : Urbandale
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : US Marshals, Des Moines Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
David Makeeff allegedly got into an altercation and shot and injured 3 people. Des Moines PD, US Marshals and SWAT hunted him down and besieged him in a hotel room until he committed suicide under police duress. He had been a registered sex offender.
Source links :
https://www.kcci.com/article/des-moines-iowa-police-presence-wautrous-south-neighborhood/46247228