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Des Moines Police I.D. victim & alleged assailant in fatal weekend shooting

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September 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Des Moines police have identified the man who was shot and killed this weekend on the city’s south side. Police say they responded to a report of a shooting around 1:40 p.m. Sunday in the 3400 block of South Union Street. Responders found a 21-year-old man with gunshot wounds. He died at a nearby hospital. Police identified the man as Tariq Reynolds, of Des Moines.The suspect in the shooting was identified Monday as 19-year-old Martavius Lamon Green, of Atlanta, GA.

Police say evidence indicates Green, a guest at a residence in the 3400 block of South Union Street, became involved in an argument with someone at the home. Reynolds intervened, and a struggle ensued before Green shot Reynolds, police say. Green is charged with first-degree murder.