The Ames Police Department has identified the victim of an overnight homicide that occurred Monday on the city’s northeast side.

At around 4:40 a.m. Monday, the Ames Police Department received calls from multiple individuals who reported hearing gunshots in the vicinity of Wheeler Street.  A short time later, officers located a male subject with multiple gunshot wounds outside 3201 Regency Court.  The man was reported dead by responding officers.

On Tuesday afternoon, Ames Police identified the person involved in the shooting as 38-year-old Scott T. Lograsso of Ames.

The Ames Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with any home or business video from the neighborhoods identified on the map where the shooting occurred.  Officers are looking for any person or vehicles that were out and in the area between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on May 9th.

Anyone who may have information regarding the case is asked to contact the Ames Police Department at (515) 239-5133 or the anonymous tip line at (515) 239-5533.