Shortly after 1:00 AM on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, a gunshot was reported near 524 N 28th Street in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Officers found an adult male outside an apartment building who had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. The victim was identified as 45-year-old Justo Cruz Calindo of Fort Dodge, a Hispanic male. His name was initially withheld so next of kin could be notified.

Investigators from the Fort Dodge Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, and the Webster County Attorney’s Office canvassed the neighborhood, interviewed residents, and gathered evidence. Police identified a person of interest and arrested 38-year-old Rolman H. Recinos Gonzales of Fort Dodge. A search warrant at Recinos Gonzales’ residence reportedly turned up a stolen handgun and an AR-15-style rifle, and court papers say he knew he was ineligible to possess firearms because of his citizenship status.

Recinos Gonzales was charged with Murder in the First Degree, Trafficking in Stolen Weapons, and being a Person Ineligible to Carry Dangerous Weapons and was booked into the Webster County Jail on a cash-only bond. The investigation remains ongoing. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.