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Seven Dead After Shootings Across Southeastern Iowa, Police Say
Police said the victims were believed to be relatives of the suspect, and investigators are still processing multiple crime scenes.
- Authorities in Iowa believe a relative killed six people before taking his own life when confronted by officers Monday; the suspect was identified as Ryan Willis McFarland.
- Four victims were found at a home about 50 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids, Muscatine Police Chief Anthony Kies reported, while two other men were discovered dead at separate locations in Muscatine.
- One man was discovered inside a business while the other was found in his home, according to police; authorities have not yet released the names of the six victims.
- Kies confirmed that McFarland had a criminal record but provided no further details, describing the act as an "act of evil" that devastated the community.
- Officers are continuing the investigation and have asked anyone with information to contact the major crimes unit; today, police work to process crime scenes and conduct interviews.
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Family of 6 massacred at three locations in Iowa, police say –...
A 52-year-old Iowa man massacred six members of his own family throughout Muscatine on Monday before committing suicide as police closed in. The rampage began just after noon when police received a report of a shooting at a nearby home. When they arrived, they found four people inside dead from gunshot wounds. The suspected murderer, Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, had already fled the scene. Officers tracked McFarland to the city’s pedestrian bridge…
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