Gerald Bonner, a 27-year-old Black man, was found dead near a trash dumpster at an apartment complex in Des Moines on December 29, 2012. Children discovered his body and their mother called police after finding him cold to the touch. Authorities determined Bonner died of a gunshot wound to his torso and ruled the death a homicide.

An arrest was made the next day. Twenty-seven-year-old John D. Edwards of Des Moines was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder, robbery, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Police also seized a gun they believed was used in the crime.

If anyone has information about Bonner, his movements that night, or witnessed activity near that apartment complex on December 29, 2012, please come forward.