Assault at 4000 BLOCK OF 6TH AVE on 01/28/2026 11:37 PM
Type: Assault
Date: 01/28/2026 11:37 PM
Description: Aggravated Assault. Event #: 1576648. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4000 BLOCK OF 6TH AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
William RobersMissing Age
47Est. Current Age
71Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 02/25/2001Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'5" Weight: 145 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Rafael RobinsonAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On july 31, 1996, rafael robinson was shot in the back multiple times outside a public housing complex at 926 oakridge in des moines, iowa. Gunshots from more than one weapon were heard, but no one admitted witnessing the shooting.Robinson has become a centerpiece in the upcoming july 8, 2013 second trial for david flores, who was convicted in 1997 for the 1996 death of phyllis davis, a banker who was caught in a two-car shootout between two other vehicles while on her way home from work. The fatal shot killing davis was said to have been fired from a chevy blazer.Rood wrote that an unlikely witness had also stepped forward to add credibility that robinson was the real shooter.Agency
Iowa