Shooting at 300 BLOCK OF COURT AVE on 01/01/2026 2:33 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 01/01/2026 2:33 AM

Description: Shooting/Stabbing. DMPD o/s of a male shot in the chest. Agonal breathing.

Address: 300 BLOCK OF COURT AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Lima-Xum

Name

Estuardo Lima-Xum

Missing Age

16

Est. Current Age

19

Last Seen

Clive, IA on 05/19/2022

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'4" Weight: 125 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Westwick

Name

Ronald Westwick

Age

34

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Ronald eugene westwick, 34, was reported missing to the ames police department in ames, iowa, on march 12, 1979.The iowa department of public safety classifies his ‘incident type’ as “disability — physical / mental,” meaning a person of any age who is missing and under proven physical/mental disability or is senile, thereby subjecting himself/herself or others to personal and immediate danger.At the time of his disappearance, the 34-year-old westwick was described as a 6-foot-2 white male with grey hair, brown eyes, and weighing about 240 pounds.

Agency

Iowa

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