AMES, Iowa — A teenage boy is now in custody and being charged in connection to a Monday morning shooting in Ames.
Ames police have identified the 15-year-old as a suspect in a shooting that happened shortly after midnight Monday in the 600 block of S. 17th Street.
The victim of that shooting has been identified as 18-year-old Anthony M. Davis of Ames. He is still hospitalized as of Tuesday morning.
The suspect's name has not been released. He is currently in juvenile detention and charged with attempt to commit murder, a class B felony.
While conducting two search warrants in relation to the case Monday, police also took Wunnie Conteh, 18, of Ames into custody.
Conteh was arrested for an outstanding warrant for assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor for another incident on May 20. He is being held in the Story County jail on a $2,500 cash bond. He has not been named a suspect in the shooting at this time.
Police are still investigating the shooting, and said there potentially will be more charges. Anyone with information is asked to contact Ames Police at 515-239-5133 or Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa at 515-223-1400. Anonymous tips can be made to 515-239-5533 or by texting "PCCS" to 274637.