Police release names of victims, officers involved in shooting

Sgt. Derek Grooters is on administrative leave after shooting at a suspect vehicle that opened fire on a crowd on Sunday morning in Campustown.

Danielle Gehr

The Ames Police Department released the names of the victims and officers from the Sunday morning shooting in Campustown.

The victims include Kyle Heaton, 22, of Ames; Antwane Gordon, 24, of Fort Dodge, Iowa; and Naronne Cole Jr., 22, of Fort Dodge, Iowa. All three were struck by gunfire after a red passenger car stopped on the 200 block of Welch Avenue and opened fire on the crowd.

Police said Sunday they believe the fight may have stemmed from a fight just minutes earlier on Stanton Avenue and Chamberlain Street. Gordon and Cole were involved in the initial fight, police said. 

Heaton was not involved in the aforementioned fight, but a bystander.

Two Ames Police officers proceeded to then open fire on the suspect vehicle, police said. The officers involved were Sgt. Derek Grooters and Officer Clint Hertz.

Grooters has worked for the department for more than 12 years, and Hertz for more than 9 years. 

Both officers are on administrative leave until the investigation is complete. They are both on the department’s Safe Neighborhoods Team.

Heaton is an Iowa State student and a senior in finance, according to the ISU Directory.

Cole is an Iowa Central Community College student, according to the school’s email directory.

Police arrested four individuals in connection to the shooting on Sunday afternoon, including Terrion Maxfield, 20, of Milwaukee, and Desmon Siner, 19, of Milwaukee, who are being held in the Story County Jail on attempted murder charges. 

Charles Smith, 20, of Milwaukee, and Traveion Henry, 21, of Milwaukee, have also been arrested for attempted murder (aiding and abetting,) which is a Class B Felony. 

Maxfield, Siner, Smith and Henry were all located in Fort Doge, Iowa, according to Ames Police. Messenger News in Fort Dodge reported that Maxfield and Siner were located at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center.

Maxfield, Siner and Smith are all students at the Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, according to their email directory.