In the quiet Lower Beaver neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa, a tragic and perplexing event unfolded on the afternoon of February 3, 2025. Authorities were called to a residence on Lynner Drive around 4:30 p.m. following reports of a shooting. Inside the home, they discovered the bodies of 24-year-old Ne Reh and 15-year-old Tee Reh, both of whom had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
Emergency responders were unable to revive them, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators have characterized the incident as a homicide-suicide, yet the sequence of events remains shrouded in mystery. It has not been determined who was responsible for the shootings. A forensic autopsy and an examination of the evidence at the scene have not provided clear answers regarding a motive or who initiated the violence. Police have confirmed that Ne Reh and Tee Reh knew each other but were not related.
As the investigation continues, no arrests have been made, and authorities have indicated that all individuals involved in the incident have been accounted for at the scene. The Des Moines Police Department has stated that they will share more information as it becomes available. The community has been left to grapple with the sudden and violent loss of two young lives, with many unanswered questions surrounding the tragic event that transpired inside the home on that Monday afternoon.
