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Investigators are looking into whether an Iowa postal worker targeted her colleague in shooting
Police say the suspect fired again after shooting one victim and is being held without bond on attempted murder charges.
- On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, postal worker Jennifer Christine Pledger shot two female colleagues at a Des Moines, Iowa, regional sorting facility and was charged with two counts of attempted murder.
- Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said Friday that evidence indicates 'one of the victims was targeted,' with Pledger detained on a bike trail minutes after leaving the facility.
- Two women, 45 and 53, sustained multiple gunshot wounds; a 55-year-old male employee was injured while escaping. Michael McTaggart, the city's police chief, reported officers arrived within one minute of 911 calls.
- Pledger made her first court appearance Friday, where a judge approved her application for counsel and she is held without bond. Police recovered a 9 mm handgun with a loaded magazine.
- Investigators executed a search warrant Thursday at Pledger's West Des Moines home. Margaret Greene, acting assistant inspector in charge with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, said, 'Everyone has the right to feel safe in their workplace without fear from coworkers.
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Authorities are looking into whether an Iowa postal worker targeted her colleague in shooting
A Des Moines postal worker who police say shot and wounded two of her female colleagues inside the regional sorting center where they all worked made her first court appearance on Friday as authorities investigated whether it was a targeted attack.
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Investigators are looking into whether an Iowa postal worker targeted her colleague in shooting
The woman accused of shooting and wounding two female co-workers at the main post office in Iowa’s capital city has made her initial court appearance.
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