Frederick M. McCuller II, 40, was killed in a shooting in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 30, 2021. The incident injured two other men, ages 32 and 27, and was described by authorities as a targeted ambush. McCuller, known as Fred the Barber, was remembered as a humble, cool, and funny man and a devoted father and friend.

In the days after the shooting, police arrested 17-year-old Danil James Deng and said they found a handgun on him believed to be the weapon used. Deng was charged as an adult with one count of first-degree murder for McCuller’s death, two counts of attempted murder for the other victims, and a weapons charge. A second person was later arrested in connection with the shooting; fewer details about that individual were reported.

If anyone knew McCuller, his movements that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.