Man Dies After Weekend Shooting

Photo: Des Moines Police Department

(Des Moines, IA) -- A Des Moines man is dead after a weekend shooting.

Des Moines Police say the shooting happened around 11:30 Saturday morning, and on Monday, 18 year-old Christopher Wessels was arrested and charged with Attempted Murder and First-Degree Robbery. Police announced Thursday that the victim, Dok Nyok Akol Dok, died at an Iowa City hospital and that Wessles' charge was increased to First-Degree Murder. It's the city's 15th homicide of the year.


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