Assault at 5500 BLOCK OF NE 14TH ST on 01/13/2026 10:12 PM
Type: Assault
Date: 01/13/2026 10:12 PM
Description: Aggravated Assault. Event #: 1573020. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 5500 BLOCK OF NE 14TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Matthew HolettMissing Age
28Est. Current Age
34Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 12/04/2019Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 6'3" Weight: 240 lbsCase Number
MP115809Area Cold Cases
Name
Mark AtkinsAge
22Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Mark atkins, 22, was shot in the head and neck in the back yard of a des moines home on monday, august 14, 1995. Des moines police were summoned to 1814 6th street at approximately 11:40 p.M., where they found atkins behind the home. Atkins, who resided at 1113 21st street, was still alive at the time but later died at a des moines hospital.Agency
Iowa