Crime at 4000 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD on 01/02/2026 7:48 PM

Type: Other

Date: 01/02/2026 7:48 PM

Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1569974. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 4000 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Fredrick Workman

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 08/02/2013

Physical Description

Race: Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Eyes: Height: Weight:

Case Number

1222001

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Darnell Lee

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Darnell lee, 26, and jason a. Smith, 30, were killed in a shooting in the 1800 block of easton boulevard in des moines on saturday, june 17, 2017. At the time, police said the shooting, which occurred in the martin luther king jr. Park neighborhood, apparently stemmed from a fight at an after-hours gathering. No one has been arrested in the double homicide. The deaths marked the 17th and 18th homicides in des moines for 2017. More information on the shootings follows.

Agency

Iowa

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