Robbery at 4500 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE on 02/06/2026 9:03 PM
Type: Robbery
Date: 02/06/2026 9:03 PM
Description: Robbery. Event #: 1579070. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4500 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Jesse LeopoldMissing Age
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32Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 10/13/2016Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Unknown or Completely Bald Eyes: Hazel Height: 6'1" Weight: 185 lbsCase Number
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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