A man is in critical condition after being stabbed in the upper torso during an overnight incident in Des Moines, and police have detained one other person believed to be the only other individual involved. Officers were called to a home in the 700 block of Monona Avenue just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday, where they found the victim and began first aid before paramedics took over.
According to WHO13, Des Moines Police Department officers found an adult man suffering from a stabbing injury to the upper torso and provided first aid until Des Moines Fire Department rescue personnel arrived, assumed care of him and transported him to an area hospital. Investigators later located a potential scene inside an apartment as they worked to piece together what happened.
Disturbance Call Turned Into Stabbing Report
The station's report places the call in the Indianola Hills neighborhood, and says officers were initially responding to a reported disturbance when they received another call saying someone had been stabbed, according to KCCI. That account similarly places the stabbing at just after 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Monona Avenue.
Police said the person detained is believed to be the only other person involved in the incident, per the same account. No further details about either the injured man or the person taken into custody have been released.
No Ongoing Threat, But Expect More Officers
Authorities said there is no indication of an ongoing threat to the neighborhood, even as the investigation continues. Still, residents in the area should expect an increased police presence as the department's Crimes Against Persons Section works the case, the report notes.
The Monona Avenue stabbing comes amid a string of similar incidents across the Des Moines metro this year. In a separate case in northern Des Moines, a man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after Polk County deputies responded to a reported stabbing in the 100 block area of NW Aurora Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Monday, according to WeAreIowa. In that incident, Sa’Myaha Joshell Williams was detained and later charged with willful injury causing bodily injury, assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued, violation of a no-contact order, and child endangerment, with bond set at $12,000 and a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 16. There is no indication that case is connected to Saturday's stabbing on Monona Avenue.
No additional information about the condition of the man injured on Monona Avenue, or about charges against the person detained there, has been released. Hoodline will update this story as more details become available.
