Jeremy Barger Hebert, a 40-year-old White man, was found in his Akron, Iowa, home with a gunshot wound on October 6, 2017, and later died at a Sioux City hospital. His death was investigated as a homicide.

Court records outline a troubled marriage and recent domestic violence litigation. In the month before the shooting Jeremy had been convicted by a jury of domestic abuse assault causing injury, domestic abuse assault, assault causing bodily injury, and child endangerment, with his wife listed as the victim; a restraining order was issued afterward. Despite that order, the couple were observed together in the same vehicle days before the shooting, resulting in Jeremy’s arrest for violating the order and his subsequent release.

Jeremy’s wife, Becky Hebert, was arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder but those charges were dismissed after investigators concluded her statements admitting the shooting were false. She was later charged with making a false report to a public safety entity. No other arrests have been reported, and the case remains unresolved as to who fired the fatal shot.

Did anyone in the Akron area have information about Jeremy’s movements or contacts in late September and early October 2017?