Crime at 1400 BLOCK OF NE 46TH AVE on 07/16/2025 4:04 PM
Type: Other
Date: 07/16/2025 4:04 PM
Description: All Other Offenses (Except Traffic or Warrants). Event #: 1520182. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 1400 BLOCK OF NE 46TH AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Bryan HowserMissing Age
33Est. Current Age
57Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 04/04/2001Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'6" Weight: 155 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Leroy Gordon IIIAge
21Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Leroy “boo” gordon jr. Iii, 21, was shot and killed outside a townhouse at 2104 forest ave. In des moines, iowa, on thursday, november 7, 2013. The neighborhood is located just a few blocks east of the drake university campus. Des moines police responded to several reports of shots fired on 21st street and forest avenue at around 6:30 p.M., and found gordon, shot more than once with at least one bullet wound to the torso, lying on the sidewalk in front of a shattered glass door. Gordon was taken to iowa methodist medical center where he was pronounced dead.Agency
Iowa