Sean Dion Chapman, 32, was found dead in his Des Moines apartment at 3630 Twana Drive on July 17, 2022, the victim of a gunshot wound to the head. His death was recorded as the city’s 10th homicide that year. Investigators tied the killing to an earlier dispute over a drug transaction. Three men — Dontaye Jermaine Burton, Antonio Latrell Ross, and Dustin Lee Gobern — had been at Chapman’s apartment when a heated argument between Burton and Chapman led to Chapman ejecting Burton from the residence.

Burton, Ross, and Gobern returned, and Chapman was shot and killed. The men then took valuables from the apartment; surveillance footage showed them leaving with Chapman’s property, including a PlayStation 4. Ross later called 911 to report the death. Burton was stopped near the scene with blood on his clothes and the stolen PlayStation; police also recovered a .40-caliber handgun and other firearms from a vehicle connected to him. All three were charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. A Polk County jury convicted Dontaye Burton of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery and sentenced him to life without parole; his appeal challenging the evidence was denied.

Does anyone have information about Chapman’s final hours or about the robbery that could help fill gaps in the timeline?