July 12, 2025

Authorities release name of man slain in Des Moines

DES MOINES — Authorities have released the name of a man slain in Des Moines over the weekend.

The Des Moines Police Department identified the man as 43-year-old James Moss Jr. He’d been found injured at a home early Saturday morning and was pronounced dead later at a hospital.

Police say they’re still looking for a person who was at the home at or near the time Moss was attacked.

Another person at the home then has been interviewed and released.