DES MOINES, Iowa — 21-year-old Darion Shawn Hermes of Des Moines was arrested and charged with murder Monday after allegedly shooting someone during a "drug-related robbery" Sunday, according to a DMPD press release.
Police say that the victim, 22-year-old Charles Lamont Russian Lovelady, walked into Broadlawns Medical Center with gunshot injuries around 6:15 p.m. on July 31.
Lovelady later died of his injuries.
DMPD identified the 1300 block of 12th Street as a potential crime scene, and two firearms were recovered Monday morning.
Sgt. Paul Parizek told Local 5 that the investigation revealed this was a "targeted incident and there's no threat to anybody else at this time." Police mentioned that Hermes has a co-defendent, but a name has not been released yet.
Stay with Local 5 on this developing story.