(Polk County, IA) -- One person is hurt after a shooting outside a northeast Des Moines hotel. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a deputy heard gunshots around 6 o'clock this (Monday) morning. Deputies then found a male gunshot victim in the courtyard area of the Baymont Inn & Suites on NE 14th Street. The Sheriff's Office says deputies and medics treated the victim on scene, before he was taken to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries. One suspect, Nathaniel Hoffman is facing several charges and is in custody.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the two females pictured for questioning as possible witnesses in the shooting investigation.