Crime at 1400 BLOCK OF MORTON AVE on 02/04/2026 2:29 PM
Type: Other
Date: 02/04/2026 2:29 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1578370. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 1400 BLOCK OF MORTON AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Timialyia BennettMissing Age
13Est. Current Age
15Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 07/09/2023Physical Description
Race: Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Eyes: Height: Weight:Case Number
2019186Area Cold Cases
Name
Da’Bryan SmithAge
20Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Just hours after having thanksgiving dinner with his 1-year-old son, girlfriend, and grandmother, da’bryan smith, 20, of des moines, was struck by gunfire while hanging out with friends in a gas station parking lot. At about 6:50 p.M. On nov. 24, 2016, des moines police responded to git-n-go, 816 e. Euclid ave., where several gunshots had been fired at the group of people standing outside the convenience store, according to a des moines police news release. While investigating the scene, officers learned that smith had been struck by the gunfire and taken by his friends in a private vehicle to broadlawns medical center, where he later died. Sandra smith, of des moines, said she raised da’bryan smith as his adoptive grandmother. In a des moines register article dated nov. 25, 2016, she called him a hard worker, a good person, and a loving father to his 1-year-old son.Agency
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