Posted on October 31, 2021

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.

Joshua Puloka

Joshua Puloka

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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.

DeMarcus Simmons

DeMarcus Simmons

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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