Kim Norvell , knorvell@dmreg.com, The Des Moines Register
An early morning run-in with security guards at Des Moines Water Works Park last month left a central Iowa man with three bullet holes in the radiator of his SUV and a concern for others visiting the park.
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Scott Richardson, 50, spent May 13 riding bikes with friends. The group stopped at a downtown bar and restaurant before Richardson returned to Water Works Park at about 1 a.m., three hours after the park had closed.
He loaded his bike onto his 2013 Jeep Wrangler and headed toward the exit.
That's when a car with flashing amber-colored lights pulled in behind him. When Richardson didn't stop, the car pulled around him and blocked the exit. Two security guards got out of the vehicle.
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One of the men fired three rounds from a 9mm handgun into Richardson's engine.
The guards from On Point Security Group, a private company based in Clive, later told police they wanted to stop Richardson to tell him the park was closed and his vehicle could have been towed.
Richardson was arrested by police for operating while intoxicated.
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A Des Moines Police Department spokesman called the shooting questionable, but no charges were filed against the shooter.
