On the morning of September 3, 2017, 32-year-old Shane Michael Wessels was killed after a street fight at 10th Avenue Southwest and 10th Street Southwest in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Witnesses said Wessels was struck with a glass liquor bottle, a billy club, and a stun gun during the altercation. The confrontation escalated when Levi Gibbs III became involved; Gibbs retrieved a gun from his vehicle and fired a single shot that entered Wessels’ right arm, pierced his heart and lungs, and lodged in his left chest. Wessels collapsed and died within minutes after being transported to a hospital.

Investigators focused on Gibbs after a 911 caller identified him and surveillance footage captured the incident. Gibbs was charged with first-degree murder, later tried, and a Webster County jury convicted him of second-degree murder. He was sentenced to 50 years with a mandatory minimum of 35 years before parole eligibility, and an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court was denied.

If anyone witnessed the fight or has information about events leading up to that night, please share what is known.