olds nicholas culver and justin (phong-sav-von) phongsavanh with gunshot wounds to their arms. they were taken to a des moines hospital. culver was released this afternoon. phongsavanh is still in serious but stable.. condition. the suspect took off in his car with a woman.. about a half hour later, 36 year old gabriel coco turned himself in to police, he was released from the polk county jail, but faces two felony counts of willful injury. the investigation is ongoing. nikki: a jasper county inmate has taken his own life while in jail. it happened yesterday evening.inmates in the man s pod noticed 23 year old michael criqui of newton attempting suicide and yelled for help. staff responded as well as newton ems. the man was taken to the hospital where he later died. the initial investigation shows he used a bed sheet tied around his neck and his bunk to strangle himself. the incident is still under investigation. no further information is being released at this time. nikki do
also coming up on local five news at 10. changes to a downtown des moines street means there will be more traffic in the area. how do businesses feel about the future? that story ahead. nikki two teens are recovering after they were shot outside of a mcdonald s. a day later. their shooter has been released from jail. we have the latest on the investigation. nikki and in this week s iowans to know. the actions of a local business and a police officer make a big difference for one young crime victim . local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i m nikki davidson. glad you re with us tonight. a big change is coming to downtown des moines for pedestrians. moines for pedestrians. nikki this weekend.multipl e blocks on 12th street have been converted into two way traffic. the work started yesterday and finishing touches wrapped up today.. city officials say one of the biggest benefits of the conversion is increasing traffic in
sabrina: the new wrongful conviction division will be housed at the state public defender s office and will focus on reviewing and identifying cases involving wrongful convictions. this new division has been created following the fbi s recent confession to major errors in its testimony cases involving hair comparison analysis. the new division here will be partnering with the iowa division of criminal investigation, the innocence project of iowa, and the midwest innoncence project to see whether similar errors have occurred in cases here in iowa. the governor saying quote: in iowa, we have great confidence in our criminal justice system. however, even in a well-regarded system, we know issues can arise. sabrina: a death investigation continues this morning in benton county. sabrina: authorities found the body of a 26-year-old female sunday afternoon. a trail of blood lead to the discovery of the body at 59th street trail the iowa state patrol confirms that this is a homicid
ultimately led to the surgery. which i will share with you. breaking news this morning. the major earthquake in afghanistan and felt in neighboring countries. we ll get to that in a moment. but first, the deadly whale-watchihing accidt in canada. at least five people killed. after the boat sank. neal karlinsky has the latest from vancouver. good morning, neal. reporter: george, good morning. a horrific scene. out on the waters here. whale-watching is very popular here. normally perfectly safe. why no one can understand what brought the ship down on what seemed like a perfectly normal fall afternoon. this new video shows the last moments after cruise off vancouver island turned into a horrifying struggle for survival. the5-foot ship all but submerged. just the bow visible upside down and partially sticking out of the 55-degree water. officials s say 27 pple were on board the tour boat. the cause of the capsizing is presently unr investigation. reporter: this mornin
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