Assault at 600 BLOCK OF BANCROFT ST on 04/25/2026 8:53 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 04/25/2026 8:53 AM
Description: Kidnapping/Abduction. Event #: 1601213. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 600 BLOCK OF BANCROFT ST, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Devontate DavisMissing Age
16Est. Current Age
17Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 10/02/2024Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'2" Weight: 180 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
David ShumpertAge
27Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
David l. Shumpert, a 27-year-old us navy veteran and father of two young sons, was shot in the chest in the 400 block of e. Locust street in des moines shortly after 10 p.M. On thursday, december 2, 1999. Earlier that evening, shumpert — who resided at 1447 e. 19th st. In des moines — had borrowed a friend’s pontiac and been involved in a collision with a cadillac close to where the shooting later took place. Shumpert also had allegedly engaged in an argument with another man inside the hotspot nightclub, located at 430 e. Locust street, shortly before the shooting occurred.Agency
Iowa