Regina Zilbermints

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Police have arrested one of the suspects in a home invasion and shooting Monday that left two people injured.

Tyree Lee Young, 32, of Des Moines was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree burglary.

Both offenses are Class B felonies. Young could face up to 50 years in prison if convicted.

Young and a second man are suspects in what police believe started as a home invasion but ended with several shots being fired exchanged in broad daylight.

Police said Young and another man, whom they have identified but not named publicly, kicked in the door of a house in the 1600 block of Hickman Road around 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Young was armed with a gun, and the second man may have had a pipe of some sort, police said.

Young put a gun to the head of one of the home's occupants and demanded cash, Des Moines Police Sgt. Jason Halifax said.

An 18-year-old woman inside the house ran outside, and the suspects chased and assaulted her, police said.

The woman's infant child and the baby's father were waiting in a car outside and the father, Deshawn Vandyke, 19, got out of the car and fired his gun at the men.

He hit Young twice in the chest. Young fired back, and a bullet grazed Vandyke's leg, authorities said.

Both suspects fled, and police found Young a few blocks away. He was taken to a local hospital overnight and was arrested after he was released.

Detectives have identified the other suspect but have not found him, Halifax said. He faces the same charges as Young.

Vandyke will not be charged in the shooting, Halifax said.

Police have not recovered the gun Young was carrying, allegedly used, Halifax said. They found two shell casings and believe at least four shots were fired.

The shooting in daylight is unusual for Des Moines, Halifax said.

"Typically we see this happening in the evening when it's dark," Halifax said. "It's troubling."

The victims and suspects in the case have criminal records but the records are, for the most part, relatively minor.

Young has convictions for robbery, drug crimes and domestic abuse.

None of the suspects or victims have known gang ties and detectives aren't sure why Young and his partner may have believed there was a large amount of cash in the house.