Man accused of attempted murder in Kirkwood Court Apartments shooting will plead guilty

A Des Moines man set to stand trial next week in Linn County for attempted murder will instead plead guilty to lesser charges.

Teran Huff, 26, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of willful injury causing serious injury and one count each of first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit forcible felony, going armed with intent and possession of firearm as a felon. He is accused of attempting to kill Shannon Gaskins, 21, and Alexander White, 22, during an April 20, 2012 robbery at their Kirkwood Court Apartment.

Gaskins suffered spinal cord injury from the shooting and her sister told The Gazette last year that Gaskins is paralyzed from the waist down. White was also seriously injured in the shooting but police never released information on those injuries.

Also charged in the case are Raymond Sellers, 24, of Chicago, and Shantres Johnson, 21, of Cedar Rapids. Both are charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of willful injury causing serious injury, conspiracy to commit a forcible felony and going armed with intent. Sellers also is charged with possession of a firearm as a felon. Johnson's trial is set Aug. 5, and Seller's trial is Oct. 21.

A plea hearing for Huff hasn't been set at this time.