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PolicestillunabletointerviewDraPolicestillunabletointerviewDrakeParkshootingvictimDesMoinespolicehavestillnotbeenabletointerviewthevictimofaweekendshootingnearDrakePark,adepartmentspokesmansaidthisafternoon.TwowitnessestoldpolicetheyfoundPiusKoskei,36,bleedingfromtheheadearlySaturdaywhilesittinginthedriver’ssideofawhiteHyundaiSantaFe.Koskei’svehiclewasfoundon21stStreetnorthofDrakePark,accordingtoapolicereport.Koskeiwasconsciousbutunabletospeak.Sgt.JeffEdwardssaidtodayinvestigatorshaven’thadanybreaksinthecaseandtheyhopetointerviewKoskeisoon.“It’saprettysignificantinjury,”Edwardssaid.“AtleastasofthismorningwhenIchecked,theyhadnotbeenabletointerviewhim.Thatwillbedoneassoonasheisableto.Detectivesarestillconductinginterviewstodeterminewhyandhowthingshappened.”LateSundaynight,aspokesmanatMercyMedicalCenterinDesMoinesconfirmedKoskeiwasincriticalcondition.NeighborsneartheparkreportedseveralshotsfiredthenightofKoskei’sshooting.ButseveraldeclinedtocommentSunday,sayingtheywerefearfulofretaliation.Emergencydispatchersfirstreceivedreportsofshotsfiredat2:23a.m.Abulletappearstohavepiercedthedriver’ssideofthevehicle’swindshield,thepolicereportsaid.Thevehiclewasstillindriveandrunningwhenpolicearrived.Therearenoimmediateplanstochangesecurityplansinthearea,Edwardssaid.“Untilwefindoutwhatthecircumstanceswerehere,Ithinkitwouldbeprematuretomakethatassumption,”hesaid.“Wehavealotofpatrolofficerswhoarepayingparticularattentiontotheparksandthat’sbeengoingonsincesummer.Rightnow,Ihavenotheardofanyplanstoaddmorepeoplethere.”EdwardssaiditwastoosoontoknowwhethertheDrakeParkshootingwasrelatedtoshotsthatwerefiredelsewherethatnightnear7thandAllison.“Iwouldhesitatetomakeanykindofconnectionbetweenthetwo”incidents,hesaid.“Atleastrightnow,Idon’tthink(detectives)arelookingatthatasalink.Untiltheyhaveachancetodofurtherinvestigation,it’swaytooearlytomakethatdetermination.”Awitn