At least three people were injured in a shooting at the Main Post Office in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday.
Police said that a female suspect who was a USPS employee was taken in custody.
KCCI reported:
Authorities say a United States Postal Service employee shot two people Thursday morning at the main post office in Des Moines.
Those two victims, plus another person who was injured in a fall during the shooting, are being treated at local hospitals. None of the victims’ injuries are believed to be life-threatening.
Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said the shooting was reported around 9:10 a.m. Thursday at 1165 Second Ave., a processing and distribution facility for the United States Postal Service. He said authorities were on the scene within 3 minutes of the report— part of a “massive response.”
Officers took the suspected shooter, who he said was an adult female employee at the postal facility, into custody 11 minutes later under the Interstate 235 bridge. She has not yet been publicly identified, and authorities do not yet know what led up to the shooting.
He said two of the victims are female and one is male — all employees at the postal facility.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds released a statement on the shooting.
“I’m in contact with the Department of Public Safety regarding a shooting at the Main Post Office in Des Moines. The suspected shooter is in custody and the investigation is ongoing,” Kim Reynolds said.
“We are monitoring the situation and our prayers are with everyone involved. Grateful for the immediate response by law enforcement,” Reynolds said.
I’m in contact with the Department of Public Safety regarding a shooting at the Main Post Office in Des Moines. The suspected shooter is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
We are monitoring the situation and our prayers are with everyone involved. Grateful for the immediate response by law enforcement.
— Gov. Kim Reynolds (@IAGovernor) November 5, 2026
The motive for the shooting is unclear.
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