Des Moines homicide under investigation
July 22nd, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Des Moines Police Department reports one person died and the suspected shooter detained, following an overnight shooting in the Indianola Hills neighborhood. Authorities say officers and Des Moines Fire/Rescue personnel responded at around 12:45-a.m. today (Tuesday), to a shooting incident at a residence in the 200 block of Bell Avenue.
The 911 caller reported that both the injured person and the suspected shooter were at the scene. First responders arrived to find a 38-year-old male with gunshot injury. He was deceased at the scene. Officers detained the suspected shooter, an adult male, without incident.

The Des Moines Police Department Crimes Against Persons Section detectives are investigating the incident. Additional details were not immediately available. The incident marked the city’s third criminal homicide of the year.