Ashley Marie Hall, 36, was fatally shot shortly after 3 a.m. on April 10, 2026, inside an apartment on 30th Street in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Des Moines. Officers and fire personnel found her deceased at the scene.

That same day detectives arrested 46-year-old Sharneeka Evans, who was also a guest in the apartment. Authorities say evidence indicates Evans used a pistol to shoot Hall; Evans has been charged with first-degree murder. Ashley had celebrated her 36th birthday on April 1 and is survived by three daughters, a life partner, parents, siblings and other relatives. She worked for the Laborers Union for Asbestos Removal and graduated from North High School in Des Moines.

The case has also touched local politics: reports say Evans previously had an arrest warrant for a parole violation that was set aside at a Polk County warrant resolution clinic about a week before the shooting, prompting criticism of the clinics and a vote in the Iowa House to ban them, a move praised by Ashley’s mother.

Did anyone in Prospect Park or the neighborhood know Ashley or see anything the morning of April 10?