Tariq Reynolds, 21, was shot and killed in Des Moines, Iowa, on September 1, 2024. The shooting occurred at a residence on South Union Street after an argument that reportedly began between 19-year-old Martavius Lamon Green and another person over sharing marijuana. Reynolds intervened in the dispute and, according to reports, put Green in a bear hug after Green had punched Reynolds’ sibling. While the two were on the ground, Green allegedly produced a gun and shot the unarmed Reynolds twice in the upper torso.

First responders arrived about 1:40 p.m.; Reynolds was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The case was described as the city’s eighth homicide of 2024. The suspect left the scene on foot and was taken into custody the next morning; a gun was recovered at the scene and charges were filed.

Does anyone have information about the incident, witnesses who were at the South Union Street residence that afternoon, or memories of Tariq Reynolds that could help clarify what happened?