Des Moines recorded its first homicide of 2026 in the early hours of New Year’s Day when a dispute at a downtown apartment ended with Tony Alexander Young, 30, being shot and critically wounded before 2:30 a.m. on January 1, 2026. The shooting happened at an apartment in the 300 block of Court Avenue; Young was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Police identified and arrested 31-year-old Jordan Isaac Carmi in connection with the shooting and charged him with first-degree murder. Detectives said evidence indicated Carmi shot Young during a dispute at Carmi’s residence. Investigators recovered a handgun from Walnut Creek near the North Valley Drive Bridge that is believed to be connected to the case. Around the same time, another person arrived at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound; authorities did not immediately confirm whether that incident was related.

An obituary notes Young graduated from Lincoln High School, enjoyed rap music, dancing and football, and was a father to a son. Does anyone with knowledge of the Court Avenue area or the people involved have information that could help clarify what happened that night?