Scott Alan Crane was killed in his Des Moines home in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 6, 2022. Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to 340 Northeast 46th Avenue after 911 callers reported hearing gunshots and found the 51-year-old inside with an apparent gunshot wound.

Investigators identified 38-year-old Courtney Shane Smith as a person of interest. Smith turned himself in to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on a material witness warrant two days after the shooting, and the following day he was charged with Murder in the First Degree. The motive and the events leading up to the shooting have not been released.

If anyone has information about Crane’s activities or contacts in the days before August 6, 2022, please share what is known with Polk County authorities.