Police mistakenly fire at Des Moines TV photographer

Des Moines police say an officer responding to reports of a man with a gun at the KCCI-TV studios mistakenly fired at a photojournalist.

KCCI says the shot missed and no one was hurt.

The incident happened Wednesday night after the 10 p.m. news.

Police say KCCI employees heard loud bangs and breaking glass and called police. A photojournalist, whom KCCI identifies as Spencer Vaughn, was outside the station on a cell phone to dispatchers.

Police say an officer mistook the phone for a gun and fired at Vaughn.

KCCI says other officers subdued the real suspect, who was allegedly throwing rocks at cars in the parking lot. The man's name was not immediately released.

KCCI News Director Dave Busiek told The Des Moines Register that everyone was fine.