Des Moines police charge woman with murder in death of man
September 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have charged a woman with murder in the death of a man who was shot to death in a neighborhood near Drake University. Police on Thursday charged 33-year-old Whitney Ann Davis, of Des Moines, with first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Sean Newman, of Des Moines.
Officers were called to investigate a shooting Wednesday afternoon, just east of the Drake campus. They found Newman dead, apparently from a gunshot wound. Police say Davis was being held in the Polk County jail.