BREAKING: Des Moines father speaks after daughter found dead, police shoot ex-boyfriend during attack

David Ewing, the father of Martasha McKenzie, forgives her ex-boyfriend despite the tragic circumstances surrounding her death in Des Moines.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  LOCAL BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS Father recounts Des Moines apartment attack that left daughter dead, suspect shot by police March 26, 7:23PM CDT David Ewing, the father of Martasha McKenzie, forgives her ex-boyfriend despite the tragic circumstances surrounding her death in Des Moines. More » MORE STORIES Des Moines traffic: Crash on I-235 slows morning commute near 63rd Street » Savannah Guthrie to return to 'Today' as 'part of my purpose' in search for her mom » Ninth-seeded Iowa continues improbable March run, beating Nebraska to reach Elite Eight » From 'What's the Sweet 16?' to living it: Iowa State freshmen embrace March Madness spotlight » MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT If you'd like to receive some of our other email newsletters, you can tap or click the links below: Be among the first to receive National Breaking News or Local Breaking News as stories break. Catch up on the day's big stories with our Morning Headlines and Afternoon Digest newsletters. Receive our Daily Forecasts or get Severe Weather Alerts sent straight to your email inbox. Manage your email newsletter subscriptions » For the very latest information, download our free apps To ensure email delivery, add newsletters@e.kcci.com to your address book or safe senders list © 2026 Hearst Properties Inc. 300 W 57th Street, New York NY 10019 Privacy Notice | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe