Five men are now facing charges of Attempted Murder and other charges after a shooting late Monday night critically injured a two-year-old boy.
The shooting happened just after 10:30pm in the 1300 block of Jefferson Avenue on Des Moines Northside.
One neighbor tells WHO Radio News that more then 20 shots were fired at the home. One of those bullets struck the child in the house and he was taken to UnityPoint-Blank Children's Hospital where he remains in critical condition.
Witnesses also reported that a gray or silver Nissan Rogue was seen leaving the scene.
About two hours after the shooting Iowa State Patrol troopers found a crashed vehicle along I-80 in Dallas County. Indications at the scene indicated a potential connection to the shooting incident and Des Moines Police Department officers responded to that location where they arrested five men and recovered two firearms.
The men and the charges they face are:
- 20-year-old Sioux City resident Owo Robin Nyal Bol
- Attempted Murder – 2 counts
- Intimidation With A Dangerous Weapon – 2 counts
- Probation Violation (Warrant unrelated to this investigation)
- 20-year-old Sioux City resident Thon Robin Bol
- Attempted Murder – 2 counts
- Intimidation With A Dangerous Weapon – 2 counts
- 18-year-old Omaha, NE resident Caine William Dominguez-Shiesl
- Attempted Murder – 2 counts
- Intimidation With A Dangerous Weapon
- 20-year-old Storm Lake resident Reath Stephen Yak
- Attempted Murder – 2 counts
- Intimidation With A Dangerous Weapon – 2 counts
- Felon In Possession Of A Firearm
- 20-year-old Worthington, MN resident Odol Lual Othow
- Attempted Murder – 2 counts
- Intimidation With A Dangerous Weapon – 2 counts
- Felon In Possession Of A Firearm
Police say the house was the intended target of the shooting, but not the two-year-old and 17-year-old inside.