Polk County in Iowa

Des Moines in Polk County

William R. Talbert, Jr.

Homicide

William R. Talbert, Jr.
18 YOA
1400 21st
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1995-40323
September 3, 1995

Case summary by Jody Ewing

William Ralph Talbert, Jr., of Des Moines, IA, 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.

Talbert’s murder remains unsolved.

Sources:

Des Moines Police Department
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sept. 4, 1995