Milford, Iowa — Authorities have now identified the Milford Police Officer who exchanged gunfire with a subject in Milford last Sunday evening (April 30th).
According to the Milford Police Department Facebook page, the incident took place when Milford Officer Jesse Hoss, along with an officer from the Arnolds Park Police Department, responded to a call of a domestic situation at a Milford residence.
Authorities say Officer Hoss and the Arnolds Park Police Officer approached the residence of 26 Westview Dr., when a male subject inside the residence, who has since been identified as 52-year old Robert Brunner, pointed a handgun at the two officers. Milford Police say shots were exchanged between Brunner and Officer Hoss. Both officers retreated to safety and requested more backup.
Law Enforcement attempted to make contact with Mr. Brunner for several hours in effort to resolve the situation in a peaceful manner, according to authorities, but contact was ever made with Mr. Brunner. Law Enforcement made entry to the residence around midnight Sunday and located Mr. Brunner dead, according to authorities.
Brunner was transported to the Iowa Office of State Medical Examiner in Ankeny for autopsy. Dr. Jon Thompson, a pathologist at the Medical Examiner’s Office conducted a forensic autopsy Thursday (May 4th), according to police. Authorities say initial autopsy results indicate that Brunner sustained a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, and another gunshot wound to his torso.
Authorities say that no further information on the case will be released until the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation completes their investigation.
