ALGOMA, Iowa — A 10-year veteran of the Algoma police force, Kevin Cram, 33, was shot and fatally wounded while making arrest. The assailant fled. In a news release, the department said that Officer Kevin Cram, 33, was on patrol alone about 8 p.m. when he learned that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Kyle Ricke. Cram knew of a possible location for Ricke and found him and told him he was under arrest. Ricke shot Cram, the statement said. Officer Cram’s body was found by other officers. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Cram. Earlier three years on Nora Springs, Iowa, police force. south of Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Prelude to shooting
Ricke was in court earlier in the day on a harassment charge. Court records show that an ex-girlfriend had complained in August that he had sent 63 messages and also attempted calls to her over and over in a two-hour period. A judge issued a no-contact order. Four days later, the girlfriend said, Ricke resumed contact with text and email messages. Ricke was arrested and admitting to contactingthe girlfriend. This was all in August.