CLINTON, IA. (THECOUNT) — Iowa man, Jacob Dau, who forced the lockdown of a Clinton Walmart in 2018, has been killed following a high-speed police chase Tuesday night.
Dau, 38, was fatally shot by a Clinton police officer as the officer attempted to stop Dau’s vehicle during a high-speed chase Tuesday night.
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Police say, the unidentified officer opened fire while attempting to disable a vehicle driven by Dau Tuesday night near the intersection of N 2nd St & 4th Ave N about 10:45 p.m.
At some point, Dau was fatally struck by police gunfire.
Dau was pronounced dead of gunshot injuries at the scene.
In 2018, Dau was wanted for warrants when he entered a Clinton Walmart while being pursited by police. The incident caused a lockdown of the business.
Dau was also arrested in February 2020:
“DAU JACOB MATTHEW, 38 YEARS OLD, WAS ARRESTED IN CLINTON COUNTY, IA ON MONDAY, FEB 10TH, 2020. HE WAS CHARGED WITH CHARGE: 321.561 – DRIVING WHILE BARRED (COMPLETED), CHARGE: 719.1(1)(A) – INTERFERENCE W/OFFICIAL ACTS (SMMS) (COMPLETED), CHARGE: 124.401(5) – POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – METHAMPHETAMINE 1ST OFFENSE (SRMS) (COMPLETED), CHARGE: 321.279 – ELUDING – SPEED OVR 25 OVER LIMIT ELUDING — SPEED 25+ MPH OVER SPEED LIMIT (COMPLETED) AND CHARGE: 321.98 – OPERATION WITHOUT REGISTRATION (COMPLETED).”
The shooting is under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations and the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner.
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Geo quick facts: Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,885 as of 2010. Clinton, along with DeWitt, Iowa, was named in honor of the sixth governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton – Wikipedia.