In the early hours of October 22, 2018, Fort Dodge, Iowa, experienced its first homicides of the year when Marion Rhodes, 37, and his brother Eldominic Rhodes, 34, were found shot to death in an alley behind an apartment building near North Ninth Street and Third Avenue North. Officers responded to reports of shots fired and discovered the two brothers with fatal gunshot wounds.

Investigators say the killings followed an argument over a soured drug transaction. A confrontation involved Tanner King, 28, who was arguing with Cletio Clark about allegedly bad drugs sold to Clark’s girlfriend. Marion Rhodes reportedly walked by and exchanged words with King, Eldominic Rhodes then arrived, and the dispute escalated. King is accused of pulling a handgun and shooting both brothers; a shot he fired at Clark reportedly missed and struck a nearby car. A search of King’s apartment behind the scene allegedly turned up a box of .40 caliber ammunition with fifteen bullets missing, consistent with ammunition King had purchased two days earlier. Another man, Paul Keller, 46, was arrested and charged with obstructing prosecution for allegedly concealing evidence on King’s behalf.

Does anyone have information about the Rhodes brothers, their movements that night, or other details that could help clarify what happened?