DES MOINES, Iowa — Police are investigating after four people were shot in the 1300 block of East 15th Street Wednesday night.
The shooting happened at 1363 E 15th St. during a celebration of life gathering for Elijah Brown-Townsend according to Sgt. Paul Parizek with the Des Moines Police Department. Townsend was killed earlier this year in an accidental shooting.
About 200 people were at the celebration. A fight broke out during the gathering and guns were pulled, Parizek said. The four people shot suffered from non-life-threatening injuries.
Parizek didn't identify the victims of the shooting but did give the following demographic descriptions:
- 15-year-old girl
- 15-year-old boy
- 19-year-old man
- 33-year-old woman
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