
Pottawattamie County in Iowa

Council Bluffs in
Pottawattamie County
Nelson Alvarez-Hernandez
Homicide
Nelson Alvarez-Hernandez
33 YOA
Date of Birth: May 11, 1970
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case # 03-004354
July 31, 2003
Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing
In the early morning hours on July 31, 2003, Nelson Alvarez-Hernandez, 33, was stabbed to death in front of an apartment building located at 1613 So. 13th St. in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Officers were dispatched at 1:59 a.m. to Apartment #1 regarding a disturbance, and upon arrival located Alvarez-Hernandez lying on the ground in front of the apartment building. He had been stabbed several times.
Alvarez-Hernandez was immediately transported by ambulance to Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., where he died from his injuries.
The citizens who had called 911 stated someone was yelling outside their front door, and that when they looked outside they observed several Hispanic or light complected black males running from the area. When the yelling stopped, the citizens opened their front door and observed a Hispanic male lying on the ground, bleeding heavily.
At this time the offender is unknown and this case is Active.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at (712) 328-4765 or Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-7867.
Sources:
Council Bluffs Police Department
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