On the night of April 2, 2024, 18-year-old Jacob Matthew Brown was shot at an apartment complex at 1405 SE 1st Street in Des Moines. Police arrived about 11:35 p.m. and found two people with gunshot wounds inside an apartment; Brown was among them and was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died. Two other victims — a 16-year-old Des Moines male and a 19-year-old male from Ottumwa — also arrived at local hospitals with gunshot injuries, bringing the total shot to four.

Investigators described the incident as a targeted event that appeared to stem from a drug-related robbery, with evidence indicating the suspect came to the apartment intending to rob its occupants and a violent exchange of gunfire followed. A suspect was arrested a few days later and charged in connection with Brown’s death. Is there anyone who was at or near 1405 SE 1st Street that night who can add details about what happened?