In the quiet community of Council Bluffs, Iowa, a life was tragically cut short on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Devon Theisen, a 21-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot on the front porch of a residence on Park Avenue. The incident shattered the afternoon calm and left a family grieving an immeasurable loss.
Authorities were called to the scene shortly before 3 p.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Theisen with a gunshot wound to his head.
He was immediately transported to a nearby hospital for medical attention, but his injuries proved to be too severe, and he was later pronounced dead.
The events that led to this violent conclusion began with a disturbance between Theisen and 69-year-old Kenneth Still. According to witnesses at the scene, the altercation escalated dramatically when Still retrieved a shotgun from inside the residence. He then fired a single shot, which struck Theisen. In the immediate aftermath, Still fled the area in a green SUV, prompting a search by law enforcement.
The manhunt for Kenneth Still was brief. By the following morning, Monday, October 8, 2018, Still surrendered to the authorities. He was subsequently taken into custody and faced serious charges in connection with Theisen's death. Still was charged with first-degree murder, reflecting the gravity of the incident that had unfolded on that quiet residential street. The swift arrest brought a suspect into the legal process, beginning the long road toward answers for a grieving family and community.
