Police in Muscatine identified the suspect as 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland, who was found dead after the shootings that left six people dead across two residences and a business. Authorities said officers believe the attacks were linked to a domestic disp
For the third time, emergency responders arrived to a scene with no chance to revive anyone.
Muscatine police received a report of a shooting at a residence on Park Avenue at 12:12 p.m. local time on June 1. When officers and emergency medical personnel got there, they found four victims inside the home. All four had suffered gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police later identified the suspect as Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, of Muscatine. Officers said McFarland had left the Park Avenue residence before they arrived, but they quickly identified him as the suspect.
After that, officers searched for him and located McFarland on the Riverfront Trail near a pedestrian bridge. Muscatine Police Department said he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death toll then expanded beyond the first address. Officers subsequently discovered an adult male dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside a residence on Mill Street. A second adult male was later found dead from an apparent gunshot wound at a business on Grandview Avenue.
Police said the six deaths followed what they believe were linked circumstances involving a domestic dispute. They also said the victims were believed to have been members of McFarland’s family.
This case is still developing and will be updated.
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