Assault at 1200 BLOCK OF SHAWNEE AVE on 07/24/2026 1:48 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 07/24/2026 1:48 AM
Description: Simple Assault. Event #: 1629771. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 1200 BLOCK OF SHAWNEE AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Leroy Gordon IIIAge
21Cause of Death
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Leroy “boo” gordon jr. Iii, 21, was shot and killed outside a townhouse at 2104 forest ave. In des moines, iowa, on thursday, november 7, 2013. The neighborhood is located just a few blocks east of the drake university campus. Des moines police responded to several reports of shots fired on 21st street and forest avenue at around 6:30 p.M., and found gordon, shot more than once with at least one bullet wound to the torso, lying on the sidewalk in front of a shattered glass door. Gordon was taken to iowa methodist medical center where he was pronounced dead.Agency
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