Dike man murdered; father charged in his death

BREMER COUNTY - The father of a Dike man found dead from a gunshot wound on Friday night has been arrested and charged with first degree murder.
 
Around 5:30 p.m. on Friday evening, the Bremer County Sheriff's Office responded to the 2600-block of Vine Avenue, just west of Fairbank, for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, deputies found 36-year-old Brock Niebuhr, of Dike, dead from a gunshot wound. Brock’s father, 59-year-old Daniel Niebuhr, of Fairbank, was later arrested and charged with first degree murder.
 
According to the criminal complaint, a 911 call was received by the Buchanan County Dispatch that someone was badly hurt, maybe with a knife, at a residence on the 2600-block of Vine Ave., just outside of Fairbank in Bremer County. The information was sent to the Bremer County Sheriff’s Office, and first responders and deputies responded to the scene.
 
When they arrived, first responders made contact with Daniel, who told them that he allegedly walked up behind his son Brock - who was sitting on the couch watching TV - and shot him in the head. Brock was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy.
 
Daniel is charged with first degree murder and is being held at the Bremer County Jail in Waverly on a $2 million cash only bond. According to Iowa Courts Online, Daniel has no previous criminal record. The Bremer County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Fairbank Ambulance Service, Iowa State Patrol and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). The investigation is ongoing.
 
Though the family of Brock declined to comment at this time, they are asking the public to donate to a GoFundMe fundraiser, which will raise money to cover funeral expenses and other financial burdens on Brock's wife and young daughter.
 
To donate, visit the GoFundMe page at https://www.gofundme.com/brock-niebuhr-memorial-fund?fbclid=IwAR3kkx9JMf...
 
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