Man Who Goes by ‘Joshua Everybodytalksabout’ Charged with Murder After Wild Shooting Spree
Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime, October 27, 2021
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Joshua Puloka, 44, stands accused of three counts of murder in the second degree after allegedly firing a gun outside of the La Familia Sports Bar and Lounge in Des Moines, Wash. on Sept. 26.
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Three bystanders lost their lives that night: 26-year-old Ezra Taylor, 46-year-old Angelia Hylton and 32-year-old Antoine Matthews.
The three other shooting victims include a 48-year-old man who was shot in the lobby of a nearby hotel; a 27-year-old man who was shot in the groin; and a 33-year-old woman who was shot in the leg.
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Authorities are still on the lookout for a second alleged shooter, 32-year-old Demarcus L. Simmons, who is also said to go by “D NICE.” He is wanted for felony assault, according to local CBS affiliate KIRO.
The defendant has a lengthy criminal record. He was previously charged with second-degree murder in 2014 after allegedly shooting a man at a motorcycle club party in Seattle. He was ultimately acquitted of the murder charge but convicted of third-degree assault {snip}
Puloka also shot a man in the leg in February 1999 in Rainier Valley, Wash. and he pleaded guilty to second-degree assault. He spent nine months in prison for that shooting. In March of that same year, he fatally shot another man in Tukwila, Wash. and was charged with second-degree murder years later. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in 2003 and served six years in prison for that killing.
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