Shooting at 1100 BLOCK OF 2ND AVE on 11/05/2026 9:53 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 11/05/2026 9:53 AM

Description: Shooting/Stabbing. U/D: Shooter In Custody On Nearby Bike Trail, Female Named Jennifer. 3 Victims.

Address: 1100 BLOCK OF 2ND AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Bennett

Name

Timialyia Bennett

Missing Age

13

Est. Current Age

16

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 07/09/2023

Physical Description

Race: Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Eyes: Height: Weight:

Case Number

2019186

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Talbert II

Name

William Talbert II

Age

18

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

William ralph “billy” talbert ii, of des moines, iowa, was killed in a drive-by shooting in des moines early sunday morning, september 3, 1995, as he stood on a sidewalk.Police said more than a dozen bullets were fired out of a speeding car shortly after 4 a.M.Talbert, 18, was shot in the head and later died in surgery.Police were looking for a white monte carlo sedan with a torn white vinyl roof.Antonio nelson, 18, and thomas buckner, 19, were later arrested and charged with murder in talbert’s death. In a cedar rapids gazette / ap story dated dec. 28, 1995, polk county attorney john sarcone said the case against nelson and buckner was dropped because some witnesses changed their story to police, leaving insufficient evidence to make a strong case.

Agency

Iowa

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