On the afternoon of Sunday, December 21, 2025, first responders were sent to a home on the 400 block of Dawson Street in Waterloo, Iowa. They found 44-year-old Drew Janssen unresponsive and he was pronounced dead at the scene around 4:15 p.m. The case began as a medical call but shifted to a homicide after the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny determined Janssen died of a gunshot wound.

Waterloo Police detectives processed the scene at 437 Dawson Street, collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses while investigators worked to establish a timeline and motive. As of the days immediately after the shooting no arrests or public suspects had been announced and police asked the community for tips and any surveillance footage that could help identify those responsible.

Did anyone in the Waterloo area see activity near Dawson Street that afternoon or have video that could help investigators?