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Victim identified, 2 juveniles charged with murder in Des Moines shooting

A 14-year-old and 15-year-old, both males, have been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Two juveniles have been arrested in a deadly Thursday morning shooting at a Des Moines apartment complex.

Officers arrived to the Hickman Flats apartments in the 2400 block of Hickmand Road around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to find bystanders trying to help a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound.

The person shot, now identified as 21-year-old Joshua Sebastian Gabriel of Des Moines, was taken to the hospital where he died.

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21-year-old Joshua Sebastian Gabriel of Des Moines

According to police, two males, a 14-year-old and 15-year-old, have been taken into custody. They are both charged with Murder in the First Degree and Robbery in the First Degree.

This is the 19th homicide in Des Moines of 2020.

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