Assault at 6900 BLOCK OF NE 56TH ST on 01/17/2026 9:03 PM

Type: Assault

Date: 01/17/2026 9:03 PM

Description: Aggravated Assault. Event #: 1573990. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 6900 BLOCK OF NE 56TH ST, Altoona, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Ferris

Name

Matthew Ferris

Missing Age

20

Est. Current Age

54

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 03/07/1991

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'10" Weight: 140 lbs

Case Number

MP17065

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Lee

Name

Darnell Lee

Age

26

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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