Shooting at 1100 BLOCK OF SECOND AVE on 11/05/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 11/05/2026 12:00 AM
Description: USPS employee Jennifer Pledger shot two female coworkers on the second floor of the main post office processing and distribution facility; a third employee injured in a fall while fleeing; all three expected to survive; Pledger detained nearby and charged with two counts of attempted murder
Address: 1100 BLOCK OF SECOND AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Braycen MajorsMissing Age
14Est. Current Age
16Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 10/30/2024Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue Height: 5'3" Weight: 200 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Mary ScovelAge
18Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
Mary ann scovel, 18, was strangled in her des moines apartment wednesday night, april 14, 1976. Investigators said terry lee “butch” lively, 26, who lived at the 661 17th street apartment with miss scovel, told police he found scovel’s body on the living room floor of her apartment about 12:45 a.M. Early thursday. Des moines police had gone to the building late wednesday night after a man phoned in an anonymous tip around 10:20 p.M., stating a woman had been murdered at the apartment house. Officers went to the building and left after speaking with a woman in another apartment, but returned again early thursday morning, the des moines moines register reported on friday, april 16, 1976.Agency
Iowa