AMES, Iowa—The Ames Police Department has provided an update on the investigation into the death of Parker Stoneburner of Boone.

At approximately 6:30 p.m., on January 18, 2025, Officers were dispatched along with medical to an apartment in the 200 block of South 5th Street in Ames. Upon their arrival, they found a man identified as Parker Stoneburner, suffering from a gunshot wound. Parker later died from his injuries.

UPDATE: As a result of the continued investigation, arrest warrants were issued for Murder in the 1st Degree, a class “A” felony for Zoe A. Anderson, age 21, of Boone, Iowa and Abraham M. Guhnics, age 19, of Independence, Missouri.

On February 24, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service – Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Anderson and Guhnics in Independence, Missouri on the outstanding murder warrants. They are currently being held in the Jackson County Detention Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing. The Ames Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshals Service-Southern Iowa Fugitive Task Force and U.S. Marshals Service – Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Ames Police Department at (515) 239-5133 or the anonymous tip line (515) 239-5533. You may also contact Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa at (515) 223-1400. Online anonymous tips may be submitted to www.crimestoppersofcentraliowa.com.

(contributed press release, Ames PD)