Sarah Anne Zoelle was 31 and a mother of three when she was killed at her home on Nebraska Street in Sioux City, Iowa. Family members described her as a warm, non-judgmental presence who had greeted people with a contagious smile while working at local businesses and more recently devoted herself to being a stay-at-home mom.

On the night of Saturday, January 14, 2023, Sarah made a frantic 911 call saying her boyfriend, Austyn Self, was pointing a gun at her. The dispatcher heard a sound consistent with a gunshot and Sarah’s screams; Self then allegedly told the dispatcher he had shot her and said he would put the gun down when police arrived. Officers found Sarah with a single gunshot wound to her abdomen; she was holding her six-month-old infant. Two other children, ages four and five, were in the home and not physically injured. Sarah was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead; her obituary described the death as a domestic violence homicide.

Police arrested 23-year-old Austyn Self at the scene and charged him with first-degree murder and three counts of felony child endangerment. He was booked into the Woodbury County Jail and entered a not guilty plea in February 2023. Does anyone have information about Sarah, her children, or that night that could help this case?