Jeremy Smith was 41 when he was killed by a gunshot wound at the Harrison Lofts apartment building, 1716 Bandag Drive in Muscatine, Iowa, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Officers responding to a 12:37 p.m. 911 call found him deceased in apartment 305.

Eyewitness accounts helped police identify a suspect and triggered an extensive search of the city’s northeast side. Local, county and state agencies joined the response, using drones and canine teams; some businesses, a park and a learning center were locked down while officers searched. A perimeter was set around a residence at 1414 First Avenue, about half a mile from the lofts, and the suspect surrendered about 2:18 p.m.

Twenty-year-old Andre Brunnett Jones (also named as Andre Jones) was arrested at that location and charged with second-degree murder, a Class B felony, and with being a person ineligible to carry a dangerous weapon, a serious misdemeanor. He was booked into the Muscatine County Jail and held without bond. Authorities say Smith and Jones were acquainted; no motive has been released and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has additional information about Smith or his movements that day, please share what is known.