Alonzo Lee Kearney, a 29-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of November 27, 2022, outside Zora Bar and Rooftop at 2120 Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines. Police and emergency crews were called shortly after midnight; when officers arrived they found Kearney with a gunshot wound in a tense, disorderly parking lot. A large crowd—estimated at 30 to 40 people—complicated efforts to secure the scene and delayed emergency personnel from reaching him. He was transported to a local hospital but died of his injuries. No other shooting victims were reported.

Investigators interviewed some people at the scene but said many potential witnesses did not provide the information needed to reconstruct events. Police initially reported the shooter remained at large, and no motive or detailed account of a confrontation has been released. If anyone saw the shooting or has information about what happened, please come forward.