A 50 year old man is shot during an attempted robbery in Des Moines, IA Ernest Harold Lilly Sr., a 50-year-old White man, was shot during an attempted robbery at Frank's Place, a tavern located at 3940 McDonald Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa. The attack occurred on Tuesday, September 11, 1973. What began as a robbery attempt left Lilly critically wounded and set in motion a prolonged struggle that would ultimately turn the shooting into a homicide investigation.
Lilly survived the initial attack but never recovered from the damage caused by the gunshot. He remain ...
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