Des Moines police arrest, charge 17-year-old in death of 14-year-old killed on New Year's Day 2020

Monday, the Des Moines Police Department announced a 17-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 14-year-old Josiah Woods, who was shot and killed on Jan. 1, 2020. According to police, detectives learned through their investigation that Eliza L. Sackie of Des Moines and a group of her friends were involved in an altercation at a downtown hotel during the early morning hours of Jan. 1. After the altercation, the groups involved left the area. Around 3:50 a.m. is when Sackie allegedly drove herself and four other accomplices to an address in the 1400 block of 17th Street. Police said Sackie's friends, one armed with a handgun, walked from her car to the residence where others were gathered. One of the group members fired several shots into the front porch of the residence where the other group had gathered, according to police. Sackie's friends returned to the car and then drove away from the scene. Read more: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/new... Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube:    / weareiowalocal5news   Add Local 5 on Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details... Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email 'Like' Local 5 on Facebook:   / weareiowa   Follow Local 5 on Twitter:   / weareiowa5news   Follow Local 5 on Instagram:   / weareiowa