Frederico Thompson was 18 and a student at Scavo High School when he was shot and killed in Des Moines just after midnight on January 1, 2017. The shooting occurred outside a nightclub at 508 Indianola Avenue after a fight that began inside the club spilled into the parking lot. Multiple gunshots were fired and officers arriving about 3:30 a.m. found Thompson deceased.

The Des Moines Police Department interviewed witnesses and pursued leads in the days after the killing. Locals and law enforcement noted the nightclub had a history of issues. No immediate arrests were announced and no suspect information was publicly released in that initial period.

If anyone witnessed the fight or the shooting outside 508 Indianola Avenue that night, can you share what you saw or know?