Darrell Merriwether

Death by Force

In the late hours of a Friday night in Des Moines, Iowa, tragedy struck, marking a somber first for the city in 2021. On February 26, 2021, Darrell Merriwether, a 52-year-old Black man from the nearby city of Clive, was found with a fatal gunshot wound. The incident unfolded in a residential area situated several blocks southeast of Drake University. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene around 11:20 p.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, officers and firefighters di ...Read More

weareiowa.com: Police: 1 charged with murder, 1 with accessory after the fact in first Des Moines homicide of 2021

https://www.kcrg.com: Des Moines police ID victim of year’s first homicide

    ...View 6 additional sources