DaKarie Jayvon James, a 14-year-old, was shot and killed in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on June 17, 2023. He was found in the front yard of a residence in the 1200 block of First Avenue North around noon, given aid at the scene, and taken to UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators arrested 19-year-old Isaac Alexander Bachman of Fort Dodge two days later and charged him with first-degree murder. Police say the shooting followed a significant Snapchat argument that morning and that Bachman had invited James to his home. Prosecutors allege Bachman retrieved an AR-15-style rifle, fired through a gate after a brief verbal exchange, then turned to his girlfriend and said he would kill anyone for her. Security camera footage shows Bachman pick up the rifle, move toward a wooden privacy fence gate, and fire; his attorney says Bachman acted in self-defense, immediately unloaded the rifle, waited for police, and told them where the gun was. Two illegal handguns were found in Bachman’s home; the rifle was legally purchased. Bond was initially $1 million cash, later reduced to $250,000 cash-only.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who saw the exchange at the gate or who can shed light on what happened that day?