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Shane Michael Wessels

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the early morning hours of September 3, 2017, a street corner in Fort Dodge, Iowa, became the scene of a fatal encounter for 32-year-old Caucasian male, Shane Michael Wessels. A street fight erupted at the intersection of 10th Avenue Southwest and 10th Street Southwest, during which Wessels was assaulted by several individuals. Witnesses later described him being struck with a glass liquor bottle, a billy club, and hit with a stun gun. The altercation escalated dramatically when Levi Gibbs II ...Read More
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  • KCCI: Authorities identify victim in fatal early-morning shooting
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    Victim Details

    Shane Michael Wessels

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Fort Dodge

    IA

    2017-09-03

    32

    Shane

    Michael Wessels

    11/05/2025

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    05/01/2024
    Has anyone else come across any information about Shane Wessels' life before the incident? It's clea... ...Read More
    03/04/2024
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    03/18/2023
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