Police in Storm Lake shot and killed a suspect after he barricaded himself in his home and allegedly fired several rounds at officers, striking their vehicles and some equipment. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is now investigating the incident that started Sunday morning and ended with the suspect's death 19 hours later.

The Storm Lake Police Department issued a community safety alert Sunday afternoon saying they were on scene with an armed barricaded individual. According to the Storm Lake Police Department Facebook,

The Iowa DCI says a man who barricaded himself in his Storm Lake home after fleeing a traffic stop was shot and killed this morning in an exchange of gunfire with law officers. Information from the DCI says the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office stopped a pickup truck driven by 45-year-old Daniel Palenik for speeding

A man is dead after a violent weekend standoff with law enforcement in northwestern Iowa. The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy stopped a pickup truck for speeding outside Storm Lake around 8 am Sunday.

A nearly 19-hour standoff in Storm Lake ended early Monday with the death of a suspect after an exchange of gunfire with police.The situation began Sunday morni