(Radio Iowa) - Authorities conducting a welfare check on a western Iowa woman encountered an armed suspect Thursday.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arriving at the scene in Harlan a little after 4:30-a.m. wound-up in a stand-off with 36-year-old David Plagmann, who authorities say was armed. The news release says when Plagmann made aggressive movements toward law enforcement, he was shot by a deputy, and despite lifesaving measures, died at the hospital.
The body of 31-year-old Alexis Martin was found inside the home. The incident was described as isolated and there was no threat to the community.