On Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, at approximately 7:10 P.M. the Webster County Telecommunications Center received multiple calls of shots fired in the area of the 100 block N 10th St. The Fort Dodge Police Department, the Webster County Sheriff’s Office, and Fort Dodge Fire responded to the scene.
When officers arrived on scene, they located an unresponsive male on the sidewalk in front of 126 N 10th St in Fort Dodge. Officers began life‐saving efforts on the male before medics arrived, but the male was ultimately pronounced deceased. Investigators were called in and the scene was processed, and witnesses were located. The victim has been identified as 18‐year‐old Patrick Walker of Fort Dodge. While officers were still processing the scene, they were notified of an additional male that had arrived at Unity Point Trinity Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound. The identity of this victim is 20‐year‐old Silas Hall. Hall’s gunshot wound is not believed to be life threatening.
In the days following the homicide that occurred on Tuesday, May 2nd, investigators with the Fort Dodge Police Department, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, and the Webster County Attorney’s Office have continued to follow up on any and all leads related to the homicide. As a result of the continued investigation, Davonquae Jyshon Pettigrew (AKA D.J.) was wanted on the following charges;
• Murder in the First Degree (A Felony)
• Attempt to Commit Murder (B Felony)
On Saturday, May 27th, a tip came in of a possible location in Davenport, Iowa of wanted subject Davonquae Jyshon Pettigrew (AKA D.J.). Our local investigators reached out to the Davenport Police Department for assistance. With the information that was gathered, the Davenport Police Department conducted a search warrant at a residence in Davenport, Iowa. During the execution of the search warrant, Mr. Pettigrew was taken into custody at approximately 6:45 P.M. without incident.
Pettigrew was booked into the Scott County Jail but is being held in the Scott County Juvenile Detention Center in Davenport. The Fort Dodge Police Department was assisted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, the Webster County Attorney’s Office, and the Davenport Police Department.
Also as a result of the investigation thus far, 16‐year‐old Fort Dodge resident Haydin Ranee Mapel was arrested on the afternoon of May 4 and charged with the following:
• Aiding and Abetting Murder in the First Degree (A Felony)
• Aiding and Abetting Attempt to Commit Murder (B Felony)
