Friday 29th March 2024

A Marshalltown man has been arrested in the shooting death of a Marshalltown convenience store employ early Monday  morning.

Marshalltown police, along with DCI agents, raided a house in the 700 block of Bromley Monday evening and arrested 20-year old Rocky Dean Trujillo on a number of charges including first degree murder.

Trujillo is accused of going into the Casey’s store on North Third Avenue, about four blocks from where he was arrested and shooting the story employee, 48-year old Michael West. West was still alive when officers arrived on the scene just after three am Monday morning, but late died from the wounds.

Trujillo is being held in the Marshall County Jail. Marshalltown Police say the investigation into the shooting is continuing.