Tuesday, August 2, 2022

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police say 22-year-old Charles Lovelady of Des Moines is the victim of the city’s 11th homicide this year. Detectives have arrested 21-year-old Darion Hermes of Des Moines. He is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and felony possession of a firearm. Police say it was a planned drug related robbery.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the driver who shot at police officers in Cedar Rapids early Saturday morning. 23-year old Brandon Nelson of Cedar Rapids was pulled over shortly before 4 am. Officials say Nelson pulled out a gun and started shooting at officers. Officers fired back and Nelson was injured. He’s in the hospital.

DES MOINES, Ia (IRN) – A bar south of downtown Des Moines is now closed after a shots fired call late Saturday night and dozens of others in the last six months. The building owner that houses Extra Innings says the bar’s lease was set to expire in August, but the recent shots fired call over the weekend forced the business to close for good. Police have been called to the bar 57 times in the past six months.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Less than a year after heading to Kentucky to help feed tornado survivors, the owner of Willie Ray’s Q Shack in Cedar Rapids is planning another trip to the bluegrass state. Willie Ray made a name for himself as a local hero, after serving thousands of free meals after the derecho, as well as traveling to Texas and Louisiana after disasters there.

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