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Jeffrey Sifrido Mercado

Case from Des Moines, IA dated Jul 28, 2017

Victim Details

Jeffrey Sifrido Mercado

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Des Moines

IA

2017-07-28

23

Jeffrey

Sifrido Mercado

06/21/2026

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In the summer of 2017, a young Hispanic man's life was cut short in a burst of violence on a Friday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa. On July 28th, 23-year-old Jeffrey Sifrido Mercado was in the 1800 block of Oakland Avenue when a drive-by shooting occurred at approximately 3:15 p.m. A gunshot wound to his chest proved fatal, and he died from his injuries. The perpetrators fled the scene immediately following the incident, leaving a community in shock and a family to grieve.

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  • Des Moines Register: Two arrested in connection with Des Moines River Bend neighborhood shooting
  • KETV: Police say 1 person killed by gunfire, 2 others arrested
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