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In the early morning hours of May 7, 2023, a shooting at an apartment building on Urbandale Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, resulted in the death of 23-year-old Dakota Toepfer. A resident of Des Moines, Toepfer was a White male who was born on July 8, 1999, in Carroll, Iowa. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. His death was later ruled the ninth homicide of the year in the city.

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Victim Details

Dakota Toepfer

Male

White / Caucasian

Des Moines

IA

2023-05-07

23

Dakota

Toepfer

Yes

11/05/2025