Sunday, November 8, 2015

WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – Authorities have apprehended a man involved in a fatal Saturday night shooting in Waukee, according to KCCI-TV. 42-year-old Brendan McGuinness has been charged with first-degree murder. Police said McGuinness shot 41-year-old Gino Risola several times with a semi-automatic gun. The men knew each other, and McGuinness was waiting for Risola and his wife to return home. This is the first homicide in Waukee since 1977.

DES MOINES – One person is dead following a shooting in Des Moines Friday. WHO-TV reports police responded to a home northeast of downtown and found the body of an adult male. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Jose Lopez of Des Moines. A 17-year-old has been arrested in the case. Josue Socop, of Des Moines, has been charged with first-degree murder. Friday’s homicide is Des Moines’ 14th this year.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Four Ottumwa teens have been arrested in a robbery case. KTVO-TV reports the crime occurred late Wednesday. The victim, a male juvenile, reported that two juvenile females lured him to the area of a school in Ottumwa. Once the victim arrived at the school with the two females, the victim was assaulted and robbed by three males. A warrant has been issued for an additional teen.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State design students will soon see one of their products in NFL games, according to WOI-TV. A design team worked to make gloves with Cutters, a premier designer of receiver gloves for football, including the NFL. The final design is a tribute to the military, and will be in catalogues this spring. In addition to the partnership with Cutters, the design school has ties to Boeing and Tupperware.