Man found dead with suspicious injuries, say Des Moines Police

DES MOINES, Iowa - Gabriel Boettger is the man who police say was found dead outside a south side apartment building Saturday.

Des Moines Police say Boettger's death is suspicious and are investigating it as the City's second homicide of the year.

Police say they were called to the Willow Park apartment complex on Chaffee Road early Saturday morning when Boettger was already dead.

Investigators were called to the Willow Park apartment complex on Chaffee Road around 6:30 a.m. Saturday. 38-year-old Boettger was already deceased.

"There are some obvious injuries and evidence around the area that really gives us more questions than answers right now." Des Moines Police Sergeant Paul Parizek tells WHO Channel 13. "We are treating it as a homicide until we know anything different."


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