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Memorial Services For An Urbandale Officer Killed In The Line Of Duty Have Been Announced

Urbandale Officer Justin Martin was killed in the first shooting in the early morning ambush-style attack in the Des Moines area at approximately 1:06 a.m. Wednesday at 70th and Aurora. Justin is the son of Randy and Jayne Martin of Rockwell City, who both work for the South Central Calhoun School District (SCC). Jayne is an Elementary teacher and Randy is principal at the high school. Justin graduated from Rockwell City-Lytton High School in 2011, the year before the schools officially merged. Superintendent of SCC, Jeff Kruse, said the board, administration, and staff were deeply saddened when they received the call Wednesday morning from Randy that Justin had been lost in the line of duty. A visitation for Justin is scheduled at the SCC Middle School in Rockwell City on Monday, Nov 7, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and funeral services, will be at the middle school at 11:40 a.m on the following day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. The time for funeral services is in reference to Justin’s badge number. The Palmer and Swank Funeral Home in Rockwell City is directing arrangements. An event to honor the officer will take place after the funeral, according to Kruse.

SCC schools will have a two-hour early dismissal on Monday and no school on Tuesday for the memorials. Kruse has been contacted a number of times about gifts from community members and says it is still being arranged.

The other officer killed in the second shooting that took place at approximately 1:26 a.m. at Merle Hay and Sheridan was Des Moines Sgt. Anthony Beminio. The suspect, 46-year-old Scott Michael Greene of Urbandale was taken into custody at approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday morning near Redfield in Dallas County by the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol. Greene was placed in medical care for a pre-existing condition following his arrest, but he is now in police custody. Greene has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

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