Two students killed in shooting at Iowa charter school

A teenager opened fire at a charter school for disadvantaged children in Des Moines, Iowa, killing two protesting gang members and seriously injuring the school’s founder, local officials say. said the person. The suspect was later taken into custody.

Police Sergeant Sergeant. Paul Palizek said the ‘starting here’ shooting at the charter school occurred just before 1 p.m. stepped into the area.

Will Holmes, the founder of the school and a local rapper known as Will Keeps, attempted to escort Walls out of the area before the suspect pulled out a 9mm handgun and opened fire. He then fled the scene on foot.

“Responding Des Moines Police Department patrols saw the suspicious vehicle move away from the scene of the shooting,” Palizek said. He was quickly discovered and taken into custody without incident.”

Additional evidence indicates that Walls disconnected a court-ordered GPS ankle monitor. This is a condition of supervised pretrial release following the use of a weapon approximately 16 minutes before the school shooting.

A police spokesman said, “Wall and both deceased victims were known gang members belonging to rival gangs, and there is evidence that these crimes were committed as a result of an ongoing gang conflict. There is,’ he said.

Walls is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and participation in a criminal organization. The murdered were an 18-year-old man and her 16-year-old boy, both identified as students at the school. Holmes is still in critical condition.

“Detectives at the Des Moines Police Department are continuing to investigate this case,” Sgt. Parizek said. “Witnesses are being interviewed, evidence is being examined, and leads to the investigation are being tracked.”

Starts Right Here is a charter school aimed at helping disadvantaged and oppressive youth, according to its website.

Gov. Kimberly Reynolds said, “I am shocked and saddened to hear about the shooting at Start’s Right Here.” I’ve seen firsthand how hard they work to help them. My heart is breaking for them, these children and their families.”