Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Des Moines, IA: Fatal Shooting: A woman dies in deadly shooting on Des Moines' South side

Staff Writer
October 12, 2010
Two people are dead and one woman injured after a murder-suicide on the city's South side.

It happened just before 11:00 Monday night.

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Police responded to a report of three to four gun shots fired at 1898 East Marion.

When police arrived they found 24-year-old Carrie Russell dead in a car in the driveway. 56-year-old Leona Fatino was shot in the leg. She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police identified 25-year-old Robert Sears as the suspect.

When officers went to Sears' home on Southwest 4th Street, they found him dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.

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