Godfrey Oghissa was 23 when he was shot in Des Moines on the evening of October 12, 2022. First responders took him to a local hospital in critical condition, and he died later that same day. Family and friends remembered him as a cheerful presence; his funeral was held October 17, 2022, at St. Ambrose Cathedral and he was buried at Glendale Cemetery.

The Des Moines Police Department opened an intensive investigation. In the days after the shooting, few details about suspects were released, but investigators later identified and arrested an individual who was charged with murder in connection with Oghissa’s death. Further public information about the suspect and the circumstances of the arrest was not released at that time.

If anyone has information about the evening of October 12, 2022, or about people who may have been involved, please come forward.