Blame. Valentines for victims. Its an event for people whose hearts have been broken by violence. How the families of crime victims come together every year to offer each other support. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. The water crisis in flint, michigan may seem distant to many living here in iowa but a local College Basketball star is dealing with it everyday. Justin surrency explains how its motivating monte morris and how you can help. I know how rough and tough flint is so i just try to play with that edge. For iowa state point guard monte ellis. Home is where the heart is. Everytime i lace up here im respresenting flint. Right now his family and hometown are experiencing heartache. Its rough right now. The water are using bottled water. In april of 2014 under the control of a state appointed emergency manager the city temporarily began drawing its water from the
An Urbandale Police officer shot and killed a suspect after responding to a drug call at a hotel this morning. Officers were called to the holiday inn at 4800 merle hay road just after four this morning. On arrival, police encountered three people in the hotel lobby. Thats when officers say one of the suspects pulled out gun and started shooting at them. Police returned fire. Killing the shooter. Two women took off, but were caught a short time later and are now in custody. Urbandale police are planning to hold a News Conference on the officer involved shooting. Check back for more information on this developing story throughout the morning. A brief standoff ended without injury in the drake neighborhood. Police responded to call of a man firing shots in the Air University around seven last night. The suspect then walked into the nearby platinum kutz barber shop. Officers talked him out of the building and took him into custody. 45 year old Reginald Douglas of des moines is in the polk
14 04 it felt really good to have all the family support, its been a long road 14 12 but now all together. They say that long road was worth it. One thing that might take zander a little getting used to. Is the snow. Chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us. Ed. Were getting too used to the snow. A brief standoff ended without neighborhood. Police say a man fired several shots into the air near 23rd and university around seven oclock. Then walked into the nearby platinum kutz barber shop. Police were able to talk with him on the phone. And ordered him to come out into the street. Get down get down as the man swarmed in to make the arrest. They then turned their attention to platinum kutz. Searching the building with guns drawn just in case another suspect was inside. Police havent released the mans name. And say at a minimum hell be charged with discharging a firearm within city limits. Des Moines Police also arrested a pair of armed suspects overnight. They say the two men attempted to
Deputies found the car on its side. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A young child was also found inside the car. Paramedics took the child to the hospital to be checked out we dont have the childs condition. The names of those involved are not being released. A fight at a Des Moines School landed a teenage boy in the hospital this week. And his family says the school didnt do enough to prevent it from happening during tuesdays lunch period at merill middle school john brillant says his son got into a fight in the bathroom. Ever since hes remained hospitalized for a severe concussion and injuries to his arm and leg. Doctors say he will need several weeks of therapy. According to witnesses both boys were in a play fight a few weeks ago. And tuesdays fight was a rematch. The victims father was aware of issues between the boys. But says the school should have never let it go this far. 380107 how many Staff Members or teachers would over see the cafeteria at the time, it seems
Fight with another student at merill middle school in the bathroom over the lunch hour. That child then punched my son one time, my son when to return a punch. That kid ducked it and this child hit my son again then swooped down onto the ground and took my sons legs out from underneath him the fight landing john junior in the hospital, with a severe concussion and injures to his arm and leg. According to police the boys were involved in a play fight a few weeks ago. And tuesdays fight was a rematch. Witnesses say the fight the was mutual the victims father knew the boys were having trouble getting along. But claims emotions ultimately spilled over due to lack of adult supervision in the cafeteria. 380107 how many Staff Members or teachers would over see the cafeteria at the time, it seems like that you have a lot of kids there at once how many people on things. They told me three and in the same sentence there is only three is because they are understaffed. John senior says his son wil