Two teenagers injured during separate overnight Des Moines shootings

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department says in a two hour span, two teenagers were injured during separate overnight shootings.

According to the DMPD, the first shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. in the 1300 block of 7th Street. A patrol officer reported hearing gunfire and was later directed to a home where a party was being held by 911 callers.

Witnesses told authorities there was gunfire and that people began running from the area. Officers on scene located a 16-year-old male with a non-life threatening gunshot injury to the foot. The male was transported by DMFD medics to a Des Moines area hospital for care…

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