Des Moines officers justified in the fatal shooting of a man armed with a screwdriver

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Des Moines, IA - The Des Moines Police Department has released some body camera video of a Feb. 6 shooting in which two police officers shot and killed a man who was attacking them with a screwdriver.

The video's release comes as both Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham determined the shooting was "legally justified."

Police said the incident began when narcotics officers were conducting a drug investigation and watched a woman as she drove from Ankeny to Des Moines.

When the woman stopped at a gas station, officers saw 43-year-old David Leroy Kintz Jr. exit the car with a duffel bag and walk away, according to Bird's report.

Two patrol officers were called in to make contact with Kintz. Ofcs. Titus DeFord and Neal Shaffer arrived in separate vehicles, shortly after one another.

Deford arrived first and approached Kintz, asking him to take his hands out of his pockets. Kintz obliged.

"We just got a call about a suspicious guy walking around with a mask on," Deford told Kintz.

Kintz offered to let Deford search his duffel bag and set it on the ground before putting his hands back in his pockets. Deford told Kintz to remove his hands and said he would search his pockets. In the background of the video, Shaffer can be seen exiting his car and approaching Deford and Kintz.

As Deford felt Kintz's pocket, Kintz indicated he had a screwdriver on him. Almost immediately after this interaction, Kintz jolted away suddenly, pulling out the screwdriver and brandishing it at the officers.

Deford backed away quickly as Shaffer approached Kintz and then backed away himself. At this point in the video, there are several steps between Kintz and the officers.

Kintz began to charge at officers, at which point police can be heard shouting "Back up!" before gunfire rang out. This is where the summary video ends.

Police say they provided medical care to Kintz until an ambulance took him to a local hospital. Kintz later died of his injuries.

The officers shot Kintz four times.

During the ensuing investigation, police learned Kintz, who had a warrant for a parole violation, planned to attack law enforcement if they made contact with him and "make them kill him." The offices on scene during the attack were not aware of Kintz's parole violation.