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In the early morning hours of February 24, 2008, in Des Moines, Iowa, the life of 18-year-old Richard Lewis, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. Lewis was inside a car near the downtown area with his friend, 18-year-old Damont Jackson, when gunfire erupted around 2:40 a.m. The shots proved fatal for Lewis, while Jackson sustained a leg injury that required surgery but was expected to recover.

The investigation into the shooting initially led police to seek two men as ...Read More
Victim Details

Richard Lewis

Male

Black / African American

Des Moines

IA

2008-02-24

18

Richard

Lewis

11/05/2025