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A man was shot and killed outside The Lumberyard, a northeast Polk County adult entertainment club, in the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 13.<\/p>\n
Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded around 3:41 a.m. to a report of shots fired at 1504 NE 54th Ave. and found a dead man in the parking lot, according to a Saturday news release.<\/p>\n
In the release, authorities said the case appears to be an isolated incident and there is no ongoing threat to the public. Detectives remained on scene interviewing witnesses Saturday morning, and no information on a suspect has been released.<\/p>\n
The Lumberyard, a strip club that has operated since the early 2000s, has been the site of previous police reports.<\/p>\n
In 2006, 27-year-old Luca Jon Pasa was stabbed to death in the club\u2019s parking lot during a late-night altercation. Erik Gilge, 18, was arrested at the scene and later convicted of voluntary manslaughter<\/a>. Pasa\u2019s family filed a wrongful death suit against the club\u2019s owners and security staff, alleging negligence, but a jury ruled in favor of the defendants, and the verdict was upheld on appeal.<\/a><\/p>\n Four years later, in 2010, deputies investigating a hit-and-run outside the club stopped a suspect who pointed a revolver at an officer before fleeing. That man, later identified as David Alexander Carroll, led law enforcement on a chase through Des Moines, tossing the handgun out of his van before being arrested. Carroll, a convicted felon, was later found guilty in federal court<\/a> of unlawful possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n In 2017, deputies again responded to The Lumberyard when a fight between patrons in the parking lot ended with a 30-year-old man being stabbed in the arm, KCCI reported<\/a>. The man was treated, while the person initially detained was released without charges.<\/p>\n More recently, in 2022, the club was named in a federal lawsuit<\/a> by models who alleged their images were used without permission in online promotions.<\/p>\n Nick El Hajj is a reporter at the Register. He can be reached at<\/em> nelhajj@gannett.com<\/em><\/a>. Follow him on X at @nick_el_hajj.<\/em><\/p>\n