DES MOINES, Iowa — Two people are charged for first-degree murder in connection to a downtown shooting that killed one last month, according to a Des Moines Police Department press release.
Altoona resident Rashawn Damar Evans, 21, and Des Moines resident Lyzaiah Naklye Treadwell, 21, are currently in the Polk County Jail.
The victim, 21-year-old Elizabeth Arzola, was shot and killed around 9:30 p.m. on June 6 near the Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens. Police believe the shooting was targeted.
"A witness to the incident identified the defendant and co-defendant as being involved," criminal complaints in the case say. "The witness identified the defendant as continuing to fire the gun from the passenger side of the vehicle that the witness was operating, as [they] sped away from the scene."
DMPD tweeted about the end to the 24-day search for Arzola's killers:
"Lives lost. That is the reality of violent gun crime. After the extensive examination of evidence, investigative leads, and a 24 day search for two wanted persons, DMPD detectives have made arrests for the murder of Elizabeth Arzola. #JusticeForCrimeVictims."