Des Moines, Iowa man arrested in deadly Friday shooting
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Des Moines man arrested in deadly Friday shooting

Des Moines man arrested in deadly Friday shooting
RIGHT NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS JUST INTOHE T NEWSROOM AN HOUR AGO. A MAN IS NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY AFTER COOLING 2 A1 YEAR OLD FRIDAY MORNING. THE VICTIM WAS FOUND INSIDE A PARKEDAR C AT THE CROSSWINDS APARTMENT OFF OF HALL. KNOW DES MOINES POLICEAY S 27 YEAR OLD DARREN ANTOINE DIGGS IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND FIRST DEGREE. ROBBERY, PLEASE SAY DIGGS IN THE VICTIM DID KNOW EACH OTHER AND THE MOTIVE APPEARS TO BE A DRUG-RELATED. ROBBERY. DIGGS IS BEING HELD IN THE POLK COUNTY JAIL AND RIGHT NOW THE VICTIM’S NAME IS BEING WITHHELD UPON THE FAMILY’S REQUEST, BUT HIS NAME WILL BE RELEASED LATER TODAY THIS INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING BUT BE SURE TO FOLLOW UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY
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Des Moines man arrested in deadly Friday shooting
The Des Moines Police Department announced an arrest Saturday in the city’s ninth homicide of 2021.According to police, 27-year-old Darren Antwon Diggs, of Des Moines, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in a deadly Friday morning shooting.Early Friday morning, police were called to the 1600 block of Hull Avenue to investigate multiple reports of gunfire heard in the area.Arriving officers found a 21-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle at an apartment complex. The man died at the scene. Police said his family has asked that his identity not be released until later Saturday.Diggs is being held in the Polk County Jail, awaiting an initial court appearance.Police said Diggs and the victim did know each other. The motive appears to be a drug-related robbery, according to police.According to police, this is the ninth Des Moines homicide of 2021. There were 21 homicides in Des Moines in 2020.Check the KCCI Breaking News and Weather App for updates on this developing story.

The Des Moines Police Department announced an arrest Saturday in the city’s ninth homicide of 2021.

According to police, 27-year-old Darren Antwon Diggs, of Des Moines, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in a deadly Friday morning shooting.

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Early Friday morning, police were called to the 1600 block of Hull Avenue to investigate multiple reports of gunfire heard in the area.

Arriving officers found a 21-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle at an apartment complex.

The man died at the scene. Police said his family has asked that his identity not be released until later Saturday.

Diggs is being held in the Polk County Jail, awaiting an initial court appearance.

Police said Diggs and the victim did know each other. The motive appears to be a drug-related robbery, according to police.

According to police, this is the ninth Des Moines homicide of 2021. There were 21 homicides in Des Moines in 2020.

Check the KCCI Breaking News and Weather App for updates on this developing story.