Assault at 700 BLOCK OF 17TH ST on 04/12/2026 4:10 PM
Type: Assault
Date: 04/12/2026 4:10 PM
Description: Intimidation. Event #: 1597362. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 700 BLOCK OF 17TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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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
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