Shooting at 245TH ST AND L AVE on 07/26/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 07/26/2026 12:00 AM

Description: The suspect was killed by Jefferson Police Department. Cause of death: Gunshot. Incident No.: IA0370100

Address: 245TH ST AND L AVE, Jefferson, IA

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Christian Balke-Thompson

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Rockwell City, IA on 05/03/2020

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Hazel Height: 6'1" Weight: 240 lbs

Case Number

MP86093

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Myrtle Cumpston

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Myrtle zelda cumpston, 60, was shot and killed in the display area of her rural dallas county business — c & k aqualand, incorporated — on tuesday, march 9, 1965. Cumpston co-owned the tropical fish aquarium near adel, iowa, with business partner and neighbor, mrs. Robert king.

Agency

Iowa

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