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Prosecutor says police withheld records in Burlington woman’s death by cop

A prosecutor hired by the Iowa Public Information Board says three law enforcement agencies improperly withheld public records related to the death of a Burling...

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor hired by the Iowa Public Information Board says three law enforcement agencies improperly withheld public records related to the death of a Burlington woman killed by a police officer.

Special prosecutor Mark McCormick has charged the Burlington Police Department, Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers and the Division of Criminal Investigation with violating the open records law, the Hawk Eye reports.

An officer accidentally shot Autumn Steele to death in January 2015 while responding to a domestic dispute.

Steele's family and The Hawk Eye requested public records related to the incident. The agencies claimed they satisfied Iowa law by releasing a 12-second body camera video.

McCormick alleges Beavers withheld documents she claimed she didn't have and the police agencies have improperly claimed records are confidential.

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