Des Moines, Iowa — Six teenagers are now charged in Monday’s shootings outside Des Moines East High School that left one boy dead and two young women hurt.
Investigators say just before 3:00 pm Monday shots were fired by multiple shooters from multiple vehicles. Officers searched five homes and six vehicles, recovering six firearms. The six suspects range in age from 14 to 17 and all six are charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Police say all six are from Des Moines but it’s unclear if they attended East High. The name of the 15-year-old boy who was killed remains withheld, while the 16-year-old girl is hospitalized in serious condition, and the 18-year-old woman is in critical condition.
The high school is closed Tuesday and grief counselors will be available to students and staff all week. Des Moines Police say the 15-year-old boy who was killed was not a student at the high school, but the two other shooting victims were students.
