FORT DODGE, Iowa — A suspect in a Fort Dodge shooting has died from gunshot wounds Friday, according to the Des Moines and Fort Dodge police departments.
Police say 27-year-old Adarius Keshawn Clayton of Fort Dodge killed 26-year-old Fort Dodge resident Nicole Reza on Thursday. A search warrant was issued Thursday night.
Sgt. Paul Parizek with the Des Moines Police Department told Local 5 officers with the Fort Dodge Police Department and U.S. Marshals tracked Clayton to Des Moines around 12:30 p.m. Friday.
"They requested some assistance from us and some other neighboring agencies," Parizek said. "When they got here to Casey's, they saw him sitting on the curb drinking a soda. And as they approached, him he stood up started walking backwards into the grassy areas there [and] pulled a gun."
He then took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Fort Dodge said in a Friday press release.
Officers and emergency responders attempted to give him life-saving treatment, but Clayton was pronounced dead at the scene.
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One person is dead following a shooting in Fort Dodge on Thursday night, according to Fort Dodge police.
Police responded to reports of shots fired on 7th Avenue North at at around 10 p.m. Thursday.
When they arrived, officers found 26-year-old Nicole Reza, of Fort Dodge, unresponsive in a parking lot.
Officers began life-saving efforts, but Reza was declared dead at the scene.
After locating witnesses and processing the scene, Fort Dodge police have issued an arrest warrant for 27-year-old Adarius Keshawn Clayton, of Fort Dodge, for first-degree murder.
Police say Clayton should be considered armed and dangerous.
Clayton is described as 5'9" tall and weighing 190 pounds. Anyone with information on Clayton's whereabouts is urged to contact law enforcement.
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