On the evening of Thursday, May 29, 1986, 21-year-old Bryan Eugene Pence was working his shift at the Sinclair service station at 3725 Frederick M. Hubbell Ave in Des Moines, Iowa. Around 10 p.m., a robbery occurred and Pence was shot in the back during the commission of the crime.

A Des Moines Police Detective, Charles Soderquist, drove by, noticed three individuals walking toward the restroom inside the station through the glass, and went in to investigate, ultimately discovering Pence’s body at the scene. The three people observed inside were never apprehended. The Des Moines Police Department lists Pence’s death as an unsolved homicide and no arrests have been announced in connection with the robbery and fatal shooting.

If anyone knew Bryan, saw activity at that Sinclair station that night, or has information that could help, please come forward.