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18-year-old charged with early Sunday morning murder in Davenport

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June 10th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – An 18-year-old has been charged with shooting a man to death in Davenport early Sunday morning. At about 3 a.m. Sunday, Davenport Police responding to a 9-1-1 call about gunshots in a residential neighborhood found a man who’d been shot. Twenty-eight-year-old Douglas Meier was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Police say their investigation determined Alyx Hinton of Minnesota fired into a group of people. He’s been charged with first degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of intimidation with a dangerous weapon.