Shooting at SECOND AND UNIVERSITY AVE on 11/05/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 11/05/2026 12:00 AM

Description: Postal worker shoots two coworkers at main post office; three total injured; suspect Jennifer Pledger arrested

Address: SECOND AND UNIVERSITY AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Howser

Name

Bryan Howser

Missing Age

33

Est. Current Age

58

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 04/04/2001

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'6" Weight: 155 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Lee

Name

Trey Lee

Age

24

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Trey leon lee, 24, was fatally shot on friday, march 17, 2017, in the 1200 block of 15th place near evelyn davis park in des moines’ king irving neighborhood. Officers were sent around 4 p.M. To the scene near evelyn davis park on reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found two men who’d sustained gunshot wounds.

Agency

Iowa

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