Shooting at 2ND AVE AND UNIVERSITY AVE on 11/05/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 11/05/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Postal employee shot two co-workers at Iowa post office; three total injured
Address: 2ND AVE AND UNIVERSITY AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Cecilia Verenice perez MejiaMissing Age
13Est. Current Age
16Last Seen
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Race: Unknown Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Black Height: 4'11" Weight: 130 lbsCase Number
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Name
Mark AtkinsAge
22Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Mark atkins, 22, was shot in the head and neck in the back yard of a des moines home on monday, august 14, 1995. Des moines police were summoned to 1814 6th street at approximately 11:40 p.M., where they found atkins behind the home. Atkins, who resided at 1113 21st street, was still alive at the time but later died at a des moines hospital.Agency
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