Police say that the victim, 22-year-old Charles Lamont Russian Lovelady, walked into Broadlawns Medical Center with gunshot . Police charged a 17-year-old with first-degree robbery, Another suspect, age 18, shot and killed himself after police tracked him to his home. Police investigated21 homicides in 2020, compared to 14 cases in 2019. DMPD investigating 8th homicide of 2022 in Des Moines - KCCI 8 News Amaterial witness warrantfor Antonio Jon Jon Hodges, 27, was issued April 8, but he has yet to be located. Paul Parizek, spokesman for the Des Moines Police Department, attributed the increase of homicide cases in 2020 to killings with higher combined victims, as well as crimes related to gangs, drugsand domestic violence. Kaylie Shannon, a student at the school, told the television station KCCI that she was outside when she heard gunfire. A criminal complaint filed in the case said police believed he fled the Des Moines area after the shooting in the parking lot of the Baymont Inn at 6221 Willow Creek Ave. on October 17, 2022. she asked. Previously:Three men charged with killing three Des Moines teens will be tried together, judge rules. No suspects have been arrested. Eric Lewis Stricklin, 24, of West Des Moines was charged with first-degree murder but was found to be incompetent to stand trial. As for Jones, the trial concluded the cooperation he promised as part of his plea deal. Two Des Moines men convicted of murder in three teens' 2020 deaths She can be contacted at asahouri@registermedia.com, on Twitter @andreamsahouri, or by phone515-284-8247. KETV CNN A sheriff in western Iowa says local, state and federal authorities are "actively investigating" in a rural area where a woman claimed her late father disposed of dozens of bodies of. Someone has to pull the trigger for these crimes to occur.". [7] By March 30, several teenagers were arrested in connection with the shooting. This article has been updated to correct the dates of the trial. 'It's booming': Maccabee's Kosher Deli witnessing the positive power of social media, GOP underdogs discuss reproductive rights at 2023 Lincoln Dinner, LOCAL 5 FORECAST: Near average temps return for Sunday, More than 100 dead, homes destroyed, roads blocked as historic monsoons flood India, Cedar Falls community mourns family members killed in Maquoketa park shooting, 3rd suspect charged with murder, robbery in 10th Des Moines homicide of 2022, 2 suspects charged with robbing woman who won more than $15,000 at casino, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Des Moines police sayDaniel Dooley, 33, shot Stierwalt, his girlfriendand then himself in their home in the 1700 block of East Diehl Avenue. "From simply a math perspective, this year we had two incidents with a combined five victims. Chamdual admitted at Fridays hearing that he was among those shooters. Gov. Preston Walls' murder trial in Starts Right Here shooting won - MSN The city had 5,053 larcenies in 2020. Police said they initially received a call for gunfire near 11th Place and Madison Avenue. Two men guilty of second-degree murder in killing of 3 Des Moines, Iowa The suspects were caught on camera entering and leaving the cars. Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Des Moines Playhouse Feb. 04 - Feb. 20, 2022 Sponsored by Edward Jones Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express Climb aboard the Orient Express! One man is dead and another faces a first-degree murder charge in Des Moines' seventh homicide of 2022.Des Moines police were called to the parking lot of the AmericInn Hotel at 1920 Hackley Ave . Lopez's sister Jessica, 16, and friend Kemery Ortega, 18, both suffered serious injuries. More about Neil Vigdor, Christine Chung is a general assignment reporter covering breaking news. The death has launched a community-wide response to increase student safety/resources and address gun violence, especially among young people. Kunze and Cameronhad been in a relationship for four years, according to authorities, and for about a year had been living togetherat the Sun Prairie Apartments in the 6400 block of Vista Drive in West Des Moines. Nina Baker is a news reporter at the Des Moines Register. 00:02 00:28 Author: Simon Daniels, Emma Brustkern, Nora J.S. He also testified that after Gills and Totaye leftthe house, Gills went back in with a shotgun to make sure the teens were dead. July 17: Officers and medics found Sean Chapman, 32, dead of a gunshot wound in an apartment in the 3600 block of Twana Drive. The third suspect, a juvenile, hasn't been charged. A Des Moines man faces attempted murder charges for a shooting outside a hotel in October 2022. Homicides | Iowa Cold Cases Parents for both defendants attended the hearing, and Gills' mother sobbed quietly as the verdicts were read. Jan.30: DeVonte Swanks, 19,Malachi Swanks, 16, and Thayne Wright, 15, were found fatally shot in a residence at 619 E. Hackley Ave.Emmanuel Totaye Jr., 19; Daishawn Gills, 20;and Leontreal Jones, 17, were charged in the killings with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree robbery. June 6: Elizabeth Arzola, 21, was shot and killed in the 700 block of Robert D. Ray Drive around 9:30 p.m. All rights reserved. Those close to Bobbitt described her as an empowering, hardworkingmother of four who would do anything for her children and those she loved. Attorney Amy Kepes, representing Gills, likewise attacked Jones' inconsistencies and pressed him on hisaccount of what happened. Jones struggled when he took the witness stand on April 12, mumbling and frequently contradicting himself. The Des Moines Register reported that Nyang Chamdual, 16, said in court that it was right for the victims family for him to plead guilty to first-degree murder. [15] In March, Alex Perdomo plead guilty to first degree murder. The Des Moines Police Department is continuing to investigate the incident, Parizek said on Sunday. Francesca Block is a breaking news reporter at the Des Moines Register. Vasquez misses watching her daughter be a mother, and she misses how loving Bobbitt was to everyone in her life. "As part of her passion for working with those with special needs, she volunteered at the Special Olympics. Their jury trial date is set for June 27th. By the next few hours, six teenage males were arrested, ranging from ages 14 to 17, and charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder: four charged in adult court, and two in juvenile court. 9th teen pleads guilty in shooting that killed 15-year-old, wounded 2 Des Moines police reportannual homicide numbers based on deliberate and intentional deaths, including murder, self-defenseand deaths at the hands of an officer. Paul Parizek said that despite the increase in killings in 2022, the city's police have a good record when it comes to tamping down illegal firearms. Gumaro Marquez-Jacobo, 18, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact, providing a pistol to a person under 21, and being a person ineligible to carry a dangerous weapon. He testified in court that he met up with two of the other teens, Octavio Lopez, 17, and Daniel Hernandez, 18, and the three drove to East High in a Mercedes sedan. Later in the day, 22-year-old DAnthony Coleman was killed in what police said was a robbery in a city park. Later, police also arrested Violet Marie Terry, 19, and Cedrick Charles Thomas Jr., 26, on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. Ten teenagers were charged in the shooting. Des Moines police say 2 of 2020's 21 homicides remain unsolved Cameron threatened via text message Feb. 12 to kill Kunze ifshe was not home by the time he got there, according to a criminal complaint. At least 35 gunshots were fired out of at least three vehicles. One of the other people who were in the vehicle faces charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of marijuana. Investigators also found 27 spent shell casings at the scene and another 15 in the three vehicles. It was around 10:40 p.m. that evening that Cameron was shown onsurveillance video parking his car in the complex's lot, according to court documents, which go on to say he waited in the lot until Kunze arrived and then entered the apartment shortly after her. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Other agencies assisting with the investigation included: the Iowa State Patrol (ISP), the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the FBI, and the Des Moines Public Schools Department of Public Safety. Paul Parizek told Local 5 that the investigation revealed this was a "targeted incident and there's no threat to anybody else at this time." Sept.11: Connie Simmons, 50, was found dead in the wooded area outside the home she shares with her husband, Datron Armondo Simmons Sr., 32, inthe 2100 block of 23rd Street. Police say he was the intended target of the shooting, with the two female victims not intended targets, aged 16 and 18. The last time homicides reached above 20 peoplein Des Moines was in 2017, when 25 homicides were recorded the most in the city since 1978, police data show. Among the victims: Natasha Lue Jean Williams, who police carrying out a requested welfare check found dead in her home in the 1600 block of East Glenwood Drive on Dec. 12. First responders transported Dok to the hospital, where he remained in critical condition until he died from his injuries on Wednesday night. CNN The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says there's "no evidence" to back up a claim by a woman that her late father disposed of dozens of bodies of people he had killed decades ago in. Killings where criminal charges are filed but deaths are not intentional such as vehicular homicide by operating a vehicle while intoxicated are not included in the department's annual homicide roundup. He was a student of another Des Moines high school who was visiting the campus. Des Moines Police investigating first homicide of 2022 - MSN At approx. He died five days later. June 27: Michael Thurman, 27, of Keokuk was found dead along a roadside with a gunshot woundto the chest in the 2400 block of East Market Street. Their deaths brought the city's homicide toll for the year to 22, up from 14 the previous year and well above the average of 18 for the five years from 2017 to 2021. "It's a new year, it's time for me to move on and accept that it's happened, but ittakes a long time.". A large population tends to mean higher crime numbers and Des Moines is no exception. It was the first police shooting in the city since October 2021, and it is being reviewed by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, which will turn its report over to the Iowa Attorney General's Office for a ruling on whether the shooting was justified. Aug. 19: Police found Tyrell Lavell Grimes, 38, with a gunshot wound in the 2300 block of University Ave., and he died at a hospital. Police made an arrest yesterday in the investigation of her death.Fifty-eight-year-old Des Moines resident Tony Earl Arterberry has been charged with first-degree murder.Arterberry has also been . Around 10:46 p.m. Aug. 19, police and the Des Moines Fire Department responded to a report of a shooting in. Lee Targblor, 20, was initially charged with attempted murder in connection to the shooting. Neil Vigdor is a breaking news reporter. Police have not released his name. Stay with Local 5 on this developing story. In the other cases, one victim was stabbed, another was bludgeoned to death and the cause of death for the third remains undetermined, according to police. Bobbitt's killing is one of the city's two homicides in 2020 that remain unsolved, according to Des Moines police the other being the New Year's Day drive-by shooting that killed 14-year-old Josiah Woods. One of her four children was in the passenger seat next to her when she was struck. Prosecutors say Burton shot Sean Chapman last summer at Chapman's . [6] Multiple search warrants were executed, and six guns were recovered. Kassidy was a reporter based in Des Moines, Iowa Public Radio | ", More: Woman's fatal fall from balcony was murder, West Des Moines police say. The 22-year-old victim in a shooting last week died in the hospital from his injuries, prompting police to upgrade the charges against his alleged shooter to first-degree murder. A criminal complaint says Reed admitted to killing Light, and said he blacked out while stabbing her and took it too far. Reeds first-degree murder trial is on hold while his defense makes the case in a mid-January hearing that he is not fit to stand trial. Donald Studey: Daughter Lucy claims dad a serial killer; police probe This is Des Moines' 12th homicide in 2022. Carr, who had recently been released from prison, made a point to reconnect with his 12-year-old daughter, her mother told the Register. Multiple arrests after Des Moines kidnapping case leads to murder Local 5 will update this . On Monday, after a three-week trial, jurors found Gills guilty of all three murder charges, while Totaye was convicted of the lesser offense of second-degree murder. A third man charged in the case, 18-year-old Leontreal Jones, reached a deal with prosecutors before the trial and testified against Gills and Totaye. [18] In a late March 2022 article by 12NewsNow, the 18-year-old victim (Kemery Ortega) hit in the head with a bullet was making a recovery, and was planning on leaving the hospital soon. Des Moines police arrested and charged each of the teenagers with first-degree murder and willful injury in what prosecutors say is one of the most complex criminal cases on record in Polk County. June 1: Zachary Brooks, 37, was found dead in an apartment in the 1500 block of Evergreen Avenue. He remains in custody and under treatment until it is determined he is fit to be tried. Footage showed a group of five teenagers gathering near a curb when three vehicles passed by. Police identified the person killed Friday night in the city's latest homicide. DES MOINES, Iowa 21-year-old Darion Shawn Hermes of Des Moines was arrested and charged with murder Monday after allegedly shooting someone during a "drug-related robbery" Sunday, according to a DMPD press release. Des Moines, IA Crime Report, 2022 - HomeSnacks [14] Also in February, Braulio Hernandez Salas plead guilty to two counts of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. While this incident occurred outside of a school, it could have occurred in any one of our neighborhoods, the police said on Facebook. If you are going to sell drugs and shoot up our neighborhoods, you need to understand that we will do our best to put you in jail.".