By Associated Press - Friday, December 11, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Two 17-year-old boys were shot inside an east Des Moines home, police there said.

The shooting happened around noon Thursday, when police say officers were called to the home on East 22nd Street and found one teen shot in the abdomen and the other shot in the buttocks. The teen with the abdomen wound was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The other teen was in serious but stable condition, police said.

Police have not said what led to the shooting or whether detectives have any suspects in the shooting, but say investigators were interviewing witnesses.



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