Man found shot to Death in Des Moines

UPDATE Sunday April 29 8:05 a.m. :  Police say the victim is a 20-year-old man whose name is being withheld by request of his family until other family members can be notified.

A Des Moines Facebook group includes a post from a woman who says her parents live near the site of the shooting and stayed with the young man as he died, before medics could arrive.  

The victim's name is expected to be released later Sunday. 

DES MOINESE, Iowa-  A man was found shot to death Friday night on Des Moines' east side.   Police were called to East 30th and Garfield around 10:20 p.m.  because of gunfire reports.  Witnesses had also told dispatchers there was a man down in the street..

Officers found the man's body in the street.   This the city's 3rd homicide of the year.



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