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(Des Moines, IA) -- One man is dead following a shooting on Des Moines' southside. City Police responded to an apartment complex in the 22-hundred block of Stanton Avenue late Monday evening.
They found a 47-year old man with a gunshot wound. Officers and fire department medics provided first aid onsite.
The man was transported to a UnityPoint-Methodist Hospital, where he later died. Police believe it was a targeted incident and say there is no indication of ongoing danger to the Southwestern Hills neighborhood.
An investigation into the fatal shooting is underway.