Oscar Matthew Marquez Jr, Dennis Morris Hawkins Jr Obituary, Death – Des Moines police have released the identities of two men shot and killed in a downtown incident on Sunday, Sept. 15. Around 2 a.m., officers patrolling the Court Avenue Entertainment District heard gunshots near Court Avenue and Water streets. They found three men with gunshot wounds in the 200 block of Water Street.
Dennis Morris Hawkins Jr., 29, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other men were critically injured and taken to hospitals. One of them, 34-year-old Oscar Matthew Marquez Jr., later died at the hospital, while the third man has since been released and is recovering.
According to police, an argument between the three escalated into an exchange of gunfire, and no other individuals are believed to have been involved. Three firearms were recovered from the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.