DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department announced the arrest of a man involved in a shooting early Sunday morning.
According to the department, shortly before 3 a.m. 26-year-old Christian Sanchez Castillo taken into custody by Des Moines police officers near the 6500 block of Bloomfield Road. Christian Sanchez Castillo was later arrested and charged with attempted murder, a Class B felony. He is currently booked in the Polk County Jail.
That arrest came several hours after officers were initially called to the 2800 block of 6th Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Police say that once the first responders arrived, a man was found with a gunshot wound to the leg. Officers discovered that the man was providing a security service at the business he was located at. The man was taken to MercyOne Des Moines hospital by Des Moines Fire Department rescue personnel with no update yet on his condition or identity.
Des Moines Police Department detectives continue to investigate the shooting and will share more information when it becomes available.
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