On June 17, 2017, a fight at a party on the 1800 block of Easton Boulevard in Des Moines erupted into gunfire that killed 26-year-old Darnell Lee and 30-year-old Jason Smith. Police were called just after 3 a.m.; officers arriving at the scene found Lee with gunshot wounds and he died at the location, while Smith was taken to a hospital and later died. The shooting was reported as Des Moines’s 17th and 18th homicides that year.

Investigators faced a hostile crowd at the scene and witnesses were reportedly not fully cooperating, and the case remains unsolved. No arrests have been announced and no suspect identities have been made public.

If anyone was at that gathering or has information about the shooting on Easton Boulevard, please come forward to Des Moines Police.