On the evening of April 21, 2017, 41-year-old Stephen Pausuan Kim, a native of Myanmar, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the University Terrace Apartments in Des Moines, Iowa. He was in his vehicle around 10:30 p.m., waiting for his wife to finish her shift, with their three young sons in the car. One child ran to a neighbor for help, saying someone had killed his father. Kim was taken to a hospital but died of his wound.

Des Moines Police described the incident as a planned robbery and said at least four people likely ambushed Kim. Investigators believe only one person fired the fatal shot and that the others had a brief opportunity to come forward as witnesses before being treated as suspects. Police interviewed witnesses and reviewed nearby surveillance footage and asked the public for help.

Kim worked at Windsor Windows and Doors and part-time as a host and bartender at the Cool Basil restaurant. No arrests or suspects have been publicly named. If anyone knew Stephen or saw activity in the University Terrace Apartments parking lot that night, please share information with investigators.