5 teens charged in weekend shootout with Ankeny officers

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say five teenagers have been charged for their roles in a reported fight over the weekend that led to a shootout with Ankeny police officers. The Des Moines Register reports that while three 17-year-olds and a 15-year-old face burglary charges, another 17-year-old faces two counts of attempted murder as well as a burglary charge. Ankeny police have said that officers were responding to reports of a fight followed by gunshots Saturday night at Prairie Point Apartments. Police say when officers pulled over a car suspected in the fracas, two people got out, started shooting at officers and fled into a wooded area. Officers returned fire, but no one was injured in the shootout.