WEST DES MOINES – A married male couple got into a fight Sunday night in West Des Moines, police say, and one ended up getting shot and both were injured.
On Sunday evening, January 27, 2019 at approximately 10:45 PM, West Des Moines Police received several calls on a fight and gunshots heard in the 400 block of 7th St. Prior to officers arriving on scene, the parties involved in the fight separated. One individual, identified as 33-year-old Robert Scott Jr of Des Moines sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Scott Jr drove himself to a nearby fire station where he was treated and transported to an area hospital. A second individual involved, identified as 33-year-old Christopher Bender of West Des Moines, remained at a residence on 7th St.
Police say Bender called police “wanting to explain what happened.”
Police made contact with Bender at his residence. Bender was also transported to a hospital for injuries sustained during the fight.
Police reported that “Preliminary investigation shows that this is a family dispute and that Scott Jr and Bender are related by marriage. The investigation is on-going to determine the full extent of the incident. No charges have been filed at this time.”