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Karlos Laverne Gold Jr.

Case from Des Moines, IA dated Dec 02, 2019

Victim Details

Karlos Laverne Gold, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Des Moines

IA

2019-12-02

29

Karlos

Laverne Gold Jr.

07/26/2026

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In the winter of 2019, the life of Karlos Laverne Gold Jr., a 29-year-old Black/African American man from Des Moines, Iowa, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of Monday, December 2, 2019, Gold was discovered with a gunshot wound inside a truck parked in the 600 block of 18th Street, located in the Sherman Hill neighborhood of Des Moines. Despite being rushed to the hospital, his injuries proved fatal.

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  • Hamilton's Funeral Home: In Memory of Karlos LaVerne Goldman, Jr.
  • Des Moines Register: Police identify man shot in suspicious death near Sherman Hill neighborhood

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