Tyrese Robert Parson was 17 when he was found fatally shot on a Des Moines sidewalk in the early morning hours of June 8, 2018. A caller reported a person down in the 800 block of East 27th Court just before 6:30 a.m.; officers and medics who arrived located Tyrese and determined he had sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

Tyrese, a Black/African American teenager who had attended Scavo High School, was remembered for a big personality, a bright smile, and interests that included bicycling and music. Des Moines Police treated the death as a homicide, processed the scene and interviewed potential witnesses, but released few details publicly. No suspect information or arrests have been announced and the case has since gone cold.

If anyone knew Tyrese, was in that neighborhood that morning, or has information about what led to the shooting, please come forward.