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DES MOINES, Iowa -- An 18-year-old who police say was involved in an ongoing gang dispute walked into the common area of an alternative education program for at-risk students and fatally shot two teenagers in a premeditated attack, according to a charging document released Tuesday.

Police said the shooting on Monday that also left the founder of the Starts Right Here program with life-threatening injuries was a targeted attack.

The family of local activist and rapper William Holmes, known more commonly as Will Keeps, said he is in serious but stable condition in a hospital following Mo

Authorities in Des Moines, Iowa, confirmed Monday that one man had been charged and two other people remained in custody after the deadly shooting.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two teenage students were killed Monday and a man was seriously injured in what police said was a targeted shooting at an alternative educational program that was designed to keep at-risk youth away from trouble, police said.

A police spokesman said the shooting was "committed as a result of an ongoing gang dispute." Police have arrested and charged an 18 year old.

The school is a nonprofit that helps disadvantaged children.

The shooting was at an educational program called Starts Right Here that is affiliated with the Des Moines school district.

Police: 2 students killed, man hurt in Des Moines shooting | 2023-01-24 09:32:16

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say two students were killed Monday and a teacher was injured in a shooting at a Des Moines school on the edge of the city’s downtown.