A northern Iowa police officer has been died in the line of duty and the man accused of him is in custody in Minnesota.
On Thursday morning Iowa law enforcement officials confirmed that Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram died while serving an arrest warrant. Cram was an eight-year veteran of the Algona Police Force.
The happened just before 8:00 pm on Wednesday, according to Mitch Mortvedt with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. Cram was on patrol in Algona when he learned of an active arrest warrant for 43-year-old Kyle Ricke.
When Cram located Ricke and informed him that he was being arrested, Mortvedt says Ricke opened fire on Cram striking and died him.
Ricke was arrested near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota more than 100 miles north of Algona just before midnight.
He remains in custody there awaiting extradition back to Iowa. Ricke is charged with First Degree for Officer Cram’s death.
During the four hours between the incident and when authorities were able to arrest Ricke, the Iowa State Patrol issued a Blue Alert which means that the suspect is not in custody and poses a threat to law enforcement.
At that time, law enforcement told residents to shelter in place and lock their vehicles and doors.
They also put Bishop Garrigan High School on lockdown last night when students were still there for an event.
Read also:
Watch: Prankster Crashes New York Fashion Show Wearing Garbage Bag And Shower Cap