A jury returned a guilty verdict late last week in a triple homicide case against Joshua “Everybodytalksabout” Puloka.
On September 26, 2021, three people were shot to death in front of La Familia Sports Pub in Des Moines. Surveillance video showed the fight which triggered the shooting that killed 26-year-old Ezra Taylor, 32-year-old Antoine Matthews and 46-year-old Angelia Hylton.
As soon as the fight was stopped, the crowd dispersed. Some people headed north to the Red Lion Hotel, others south to a Walgreens as shots rang out.
A month later, when police identified Puloka as a suspect, he surrendered to authorities several hours later.
Puloka was convicted of one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, three counts of first-degree manslaughter, one count of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault.
