Police killings
2013-2020

Troy Petersen

Male, White

Date of the incident: 8/7/2019

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA
1400 Indian Hills Road

Troy Petersen was wanted for questioning regarding a murder. When police caught up with him, he took April Montello-Roberts hostage. During a standoff, Petersen was shot and killed. Montello-Roberts became a suspect in the first murder, and one that was subsequently discovered after the standoff.