Iowa Man Charged with Murder in What Was Thought an Accidental Shooting in December

Local news reports

The Ames Police Department received a call of a shooting that had taken place at 4810

Westbend Drive at 10:31 P.M. on December 20, 2013. When officers arrived, they found a
male, identified as Devlin F. Lockman, 38 years of age, with a gunshot wound to the head. The shooting was originally reported as accidental. However, after an extensive and ongoing
investigation, a charge of Murder in the First Degree under Iowa Code 707.2, a class "A"
felony, has been filed against Leigh Lepon, age 32, of Boone, Iowa. The charge is a result of new witness information, autopsy results conducted by the State Medical Examiner's Office, and additional forensic evidence. Lepon is currently being held at the Story County Jail