DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Police have identified a man shot to death this week in the Kirkwood Glen neighborhood of Des Moines.
Police say in a news release that the victim is 41-year-old Earl Marcello Caldwell, of Des Moines.
The shooting happened Friday afternoon, when officers and medics were called to the area for a report of a shooting and found Caldwell suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died.
Police say they found two assault rifles, a handgun, cocaine and marijuana at the scene and arrested 62-year-old Larry Perry on several gun and drug counts.
Shortly after the shooting, another man, identified as 39-year-old Littleton William Clark, showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound not believed to be life-threatening. He remained hospitalized Saturday. Police have said they believe the shootings are connected.
No arrests in the shootings have been announced.
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