DES MOINES, Iowa — An 18-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to the Des Moines Police Department.
Police responded to the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and East University Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. to find 18-year-old Dean Titus Deng of Des Moines in a vehicle with a gunshot wound. First responders performed CPR and other lifesaving measures and took him to MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in critical condition.
He died after arriving at the hospital.
A 23-year-old man who was also in the car was shot in what officers believe was the same incident. He ran to the nearby UnityPoint Health Iowa Lutheran Hospital but is in "good" condition.
East 14th Street is temporarily closed between Fremont Street and East University Avenue while investigators process the scene.
DMPD is continuing to investigate the incident.
East University Avenue was temporarily closed between East 8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue but has since reopened.
Local 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.
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