On the evening of February 21, 2021, deputies responding to an anonymous welfare check at 504 East Fulton Street in Dow City, Iowa, found 46-year-old Jeremy Frank bleeding and unresponsive. He was taken to Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy found the cause of death was a single gunshot wound.

Investigators focused on Frank’s live-in girlfriend, 44-year-old Beth Guzman. Guzman returned home, armed herself with a handgun and waited. When Frank came back, another argument occurred; Guzman admitted to shooting at him multiple times as he tried to leave, striking him once, then hiding the weapon and altering the scene. Frank managed to reach his vehicle and drive a short distance before being found.

Anyone who knew Jeremy, Beth, their movements that day, or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.