Crime at 100 BLOCK OF NW 57TH PL on 09/16/2025 6:48 PM
Type: Other
Date: 09/16/2025 6:48 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1539855. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 100 BLOCK OF NW 57TH PL, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Kenneth HarkerMissing Age
34Est. Current Age
63Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 10/03/1996Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'11" Weight: 160 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Stephen KimAge
41Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Stephen kim, a 41-year-old burmese-american immigrant, was fatally shot in front of his three young children during an attempted robbery near 3523 university ave. In des moines’ drake neighborhood on friday, april 21, 2017, shortly before 10:30 p.M.Kim had parked his car in the university terrace apartments parking lot while waiting for his wife, ester kim, who was carpooling to meet him after work. The couple’s three sons, all under age 9, sat in the vehicle’s back seat when four men approached and attempted to rob kim.Des moines police officers arrived on scene and kim was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries.Agency
Iowa