Ali Eisa Abdalla Yahia

Ali Eisa Abdalla Yahia

Urbandale police have released more information on a fatal shooting involving officers at a local hotel.

Urbandale police were called to a Holiday Inn at 4 A.M. Saturday on a drug complaint. The officers found three people in the lobby and a fight broke out.

Officers say one of the people pulled out a gun and fired. They returned fire and the man was hit and died. The man who was shot to death is identified as 29-year-old Ali Abdalla Yahia of Des Moines.

Urbandale officers involved in shooting.

Urbandale officers involved in shooting.

Three officers are on paid leave while state and county officials investigate the shooting.

They are Sergeant Jeff Casey, a 20 year veteran, officer Anthony Brooks, who has been with the department two-and-a-half years, and officer Justice Weaver, who has been with the department one year.

Police have not released any other details of the shooting.