DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of five people charged in a 2019 shooting death in Des Moines has been found not guilty. Eighteen-year-old Jackson Calaway was 16 when he was charged with first-degree murder in the October 2019 death of 23-year-old Rashid Ibrahim. Police said a group of five men and boys targeted Ibrahim for robbery after claiming they wanted to buy marijuana. Ibrahim was shot during a confrontation with the group. Prosecutors had said they believed Calaway was the shooter. A Polk County jury found Calaway not guilty on Wednesday. The four other suspects are awaiting trial.
First defendant of five found not guilty in Des Moines death
By Tom Robinson
Jul 24, 2021 | 2:30 PM
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