ELDON – An Eldon man was arrested on Friday night in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier in the week.

The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Wednesday, December 17, deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a male subject who had been shot at 310 Des Moines St in Eldon. Upon arriving, deputies discovered a deceased male, who was identified as 77-year-old Gary Keith Stevens.

Authorities say that an investigation into Stevens’ death led them to identify 25-year-old Jordan Wade Duncan as a suspect and they arrested him on Friday night at approximately 10:55pm. 

Duncan now faces a 1st Degree Murder charge as well as a charge of Possession of a Firearm or Offensive Weapon by a Person Subject to a Protective Order. He is currently being held in the Wapello County Jail on no bond.