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2-year-old injured when shots fired into Des Moines house

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March 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 2-year-old child was critically injured when more than a dozen shots were fired into a house in Des Moines. Police went to the home Monday night after receiving reports of gunfire in the area. Officers found more than a dozen shots had been fired into the home and that one had hit a child, who had been sitting inside. The child was taken to a hospital and remained in critical condition early Tuesday.

Later, Iowa State Patrol troopers found a crash on Interstate 80 west of Des Moines. Troopers believed the crash was connected to the shooting and notified Des Moines police. Police didn’t provide details connecting the crash and shooting but said they had detained five people and recovered two firearms.