On the evening of October 11, 2019, 28-year-old Mohammed Yaqoub of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds behind a Fort Dodge restaurant in the 1400 block of A Street West. First responders arrived after reports of shots fired around 8:05 p.m., and Yaqoub was pronounced dead at the scene. He was described as an aspiring musician and a Middle Eastern / Arab man.

Investigators say Yaqoub had come to Fort Dodge to sell a pound of marijuana and that the meeting spot behind the Tom Thumb Drive Inn was a prearranged location for the transaction. Police described the incident as a robbery that turned into a homicide. Two suspects were identified: a 16-year-old male charged with first-degree aiding and abetting robbery, and 19-year-old Damion Lamont Chavez of Fort Dodge, who fled, was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery, and was captured two days later.

If anyone knew Yaqoub, saw activity behind the Tom Thumb Drive Inn on October 11, 2019, or has information about the meeting that led to this robbery and killing, please come forward.