Police identify 40-year-old man killed by Cedar Rapids police
The Iowa Department of Public Safety has identified the man killed by the Cedar Rapids police on Saturday as 40-year-old old David Vanderhamm, of Cedar Rapids.
The department said in a news release that the shooting occurred after police received a 911 call about 6:30 p.m. Saturday from the man asking them to send an officer to his residence. They then received a call from a second person who asked officers to make a welfare check on the man, who the release said was reported to have a gun and to be making homicidal and suicidal statements.
According to Saturday's release, Vanderhamm allegedly raised his weapon at the officers upon arrival. Three of the responding officers fired at him and he fell to the ground, dying at the scene.
A bystander also was shot and was taken to the hospital. He also has been identified but the Department of Public Safety said "his name and information will not be released at this time," according to the release.
The involved Cedar Rapids officers are on critical incident leave pending the completion of the investigation. The names of the officers will be released at a later time. No other information has been released.
This was the second fatal shooting by Cedar Rapids police this year.
Kyle is a reporter for the Register. Reach him at kwerner@dmreg.com.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Police identify 40-year-old killed by Cedar Rapids police Saturday
