(Council Bluffs, Iowa) –  A Louisiana man will spend the rest of his life in an Iowa prison for a double homicide that took place in Pottwattamie County. KETV in Omaha reports Dequanta Zachary was found guilty in October, of the April 2024 shooting and killing 36-year-old Deonte Ivory and 25-year-old Michael Anderson. According to investigators, Zachary, Ivory and Anderson were found to be “associates.”

Investigators said Ivory, from Omaha, was found dead in the area of South 29th St. and 21st Ave. on April 28. About seven hours later, Anderson was found dead near the entrance of the Western Trails Historic Center in Council Bluffs, authorities said.

New crime scene photos showed a car riddled with bullet holes. Investigators said the evidence was a big linchpin for the case, since it proved the shooting came from inside the car. The Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office said cell phone records, social media and surveillance videos, witness statements, crime scene investigation, and an interview with Zachary led to his arrest. Investigators said a DNA test later found the blood of one of the victims on Zachary’s clothing.

The court was packed Thursday (Dec. 5th) with the victims’ family members. They asked for consecutive life sentences, but Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber said you can only die in prison once.