2 students killed, man hurt in Des Moines shooting

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Two teenage students were killed Monday and a man was seriously injured

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Police said it was a targeted shooting at an alternative educational program designed to keep at-risk youth away from trouble.

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The injured man was identified as the program’s founder

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a rapper who left a life of gangs and violence and has been dedicated to helping youth in Des Moines.

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Police said Monday that one man had been charged in the shooting, and two other people remained in custody

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Authorities said the shooting was the result of an ongoing gang dispute

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Police said Walls was on supervised release for a weapons charge and had removed his ankle monitor 16 minutes before the shooting.

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Two Des Moines teens, an 18-year-old male and a 16-year-old male, were killed

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William Holmes — a 49-year-old rapper who founded the program and goes by the stage name Will Keeps — was injured and was in surgery Monday evening.

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