Temperatures slowly climbing back into the 40s thursday through the weekend. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina Des Moines Police investigating the citys 17th homicide of the year. Around one30 sunday morning they found two men lying in the street at the intersection of third and court. 21yearold Edmanuel Perez died after being shot, while Andrew Hurley boyd is now in the hospital. From police today. Two spot this elias the accused gunman who went on a deadly shooting rampage at a Colorado Planned Parenthood friday will be in court today. The shooting incident left three dead, including a police officer, and nine others wounded. Police have described the suspect as a classic lone wolf. Who surrendered to police after a sixhour standoff. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina the trip home from thanksgiving proved to be hazardous sunday for those in texas, oklahoma, and kansas. Flooding, wintry precipitation, and icy conditio
Police say two people have been found dead on the west side of des moines. Emergency crews were sent to 3918 Center Street just before three oclock. Channel 13s mike dasilva joins us now live with the latest. Mike . Roll to vo when we arrived on Des Moines Police continue to follow leads in connection to a weekend shooting near court avenue. It happened around 1 am early sunday on 3rd and court just outside of court center leaving one dead and another injured channel 13s Justin Surrency joins us now with the latest on the investigation. Justin . Des Moines Police say they have solid leads from nearly a dozen witnesses early sunday morning. Those that knew Edmanuel Perez still cannot believe his life was taken and city leaders hope a strong stand is made to ensure it doesnt have to happen again. Son, brother, friend and father. He was a great father, she was always 1 to him his wife is due any day so now hes gonna have a child that never knows their father. Those close to Edmanuel Perez
Street where 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old Heather Belieau were found dead. They also found a two year old and an infant inside the home but they were unharmed. The Story County Sheriffs Office confirms they performed a wellfare check on wanchanics ex wife. A Resident Named peggy reed who lives in slater last night in relation to the homicides in des moines. She was not found at that location. They said they dont categorize her as missing but they are concerned about her whereabouts the killings in des moines make the 18th and 19th homicides of the year which is the most in nearly 20 years. The thing thats unique this year is that we have had several multiple homicides so that raises the number quickly. We are always looking for trends and patterns and things where we have to adjust our policing strategies. I did speak with a woman named roseanne who claimed to be wanchanics mother, she says she has not spoken to her son in over two years and that yesterday was the one year
First on 13. A nearly four hour standoff in Dallas County has come to an end. And a man police linked to two homicides in des moines is in custody. The bodies of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old Heather Belieu were discovered in this home on Center Street monday afternoon. They were both shot to death. Police identified 39 year old Michael Wanchanic as a person of interest in the case. Wanchanic is believed to be the victims roommate. Hes been transferred to the polk county jail. Thats where we find channel 13s josh nguyen. It was a big relief. We had approximately 30 officers out here on scene. Its a lot of man power. And its cold. So hope everybodys Healthy Family and friends are remembering the victims of the double homicide. Dozens of people gathered at a bridge near belieu and howards home last night. They held candles and shared memories. Howards mother spoke briefly about the loss. Its awesome to know that my son and heather were loved so much, it just goes to show you t
A Holiday Gathering with coworkers. When he left suddenly. Then according to police. Returned with his 27yearold wife, Tashfeen Malik the pair opened fire on the party with assault rifles, and semiautomatic pistols. Killing at least 14 and injuring 17 others. Among those wounded, aneeis kondoker. She said bullets were flying all over the place. She crawled herself into the bathroom then she realized her hands were bleeding. President obama today did not rule out terrorism. It is possible that this was terrorist related. But we dont know. Farook and malik were later killed in a shootout with police after a manhunt that lasted for several tense hours. Like police, family members are searching for answers in the tragedy. I have no idea why he would do that, why he would do Something Like this, i am in shock myself. Shock across this community that is now beginning to heal. Are community is resilient, we will recover from this. A recovery that will take time. As will the investigation into