(Fort Dodge, Iowa) – Police in Fort Dodge are searching for a teenage male suspected of shooting two men Tuesday evening. One of the men died, the other wounded. An arrest warrant was issued for 17-year-old Davonquae Jyshon Pettigew (AKA D.J.), of Fort Dodge. He faces a charge of Murder in the 1st Degree (A Class -A Felony).

Authorities say that around 7:10-p.m., Tuesday, 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 victim was identified as 20‐year‐old Silas Hall, whose gunshot wound was considered to be life threatening.

Davonquae Pettigew (AKA D.J.) is 5’8” tall. He weighs 130 pounds. Pettigrew should be considered armed and dangerous. If anyone knows where he is, contact law enforcement immediately.

Investigators are continuing to follow up on this incident. Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Fort Dodge Police. Information may also be submitted anonymously via Crime Stoppers. With all investigations, any video evidence is essential to resolving an incident and we encourage anyone with video footage in the area to contact the Fort Dodge Police Department.

The Fort Dodge Police Department was assisted by the Webster County Sheriff’s Office, the Fort Dodge Fire Department, the Webster County Attorney’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Webster County Conservation, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations and the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT).