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Multiple People Fatally Shot by Now-Dead Gunman at Several Locations

210 Park Ave

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Summary

  • Seven people are dead after a shooting spree across multiple locations in Muscatine, Iowa on Monday, police say. The suspect is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and authorities believe the shootings stemmed from a "domestic-related dispute."
  • All of the victims are believed to be family members of the suspect.
  • Police first received a 911 call of a shooting on the 200 block of Park Avenue around 12:12 p.m. When officers arrived, they found four people who were dead from gunshot wounds. The ages and genders of these victims are unknown.
  • The suspect, 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine, had left the scene before officers arrived. He was then found on the Riverfront Trail near a pedestrian bridge, where he shot himself upon being confronted by police and was pronounced dead.
  • As the investigation continued, police then found two more people dead from gunshot wounds; a man at a residence on Mill Street, and a man at a business on Grandview Avenue.
  • Muscatine police are receiving assistance from the Muscatine Fire Department, the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa State Patrol, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. An investigation is ongoing.

Timeline

The suspect was identified as 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine, per CNN.

Investigators have indicated the victims are all related to the deceased suspect.

An additional two men were found dead at separate locations on Mill Street and Grandview Avenue.

Officers found four people dead inside the residence where the initial incident began.

Police stated the man is believed to have killed several people in a spree at several locations in Muscataine.

Police searched the area and found the suspect with a gun in hand before he shot himself along the river trail under the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge.

Responding officers discovered the man had fled the scene after making the claim.

A large number of officers responded to a 911 call by a man who reported a woman had shot a child before she was shot during a struggle with a gun.

Incident reported at 210 Park Ave.

The suspect was identified as 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine, per CNN.

Investigators have indicated the victims are all related to the deceased suspect.

An additional two men were found dead at separate locations on Mill Street and Grandview Avenue.

Officers found four people dead inside the residence where the initial incident began.

Police stated the man is believed to have killed several people in a spree at several locations in Muscataine.

Police searched the area and found the suspect with a gun in hand before he shot himself along the river trail under the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge.

Responding officers discovered the man had fled the scene after making the claim.

A large number of officers responded to a 911 call by a man who reported a woman had shot a child before she was shot during a struggle with a gun.

Incident reported at 210 Park Ave.

The suspect was identified as 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine, per CNN.

Investigators have indicated the victims are all related to the deceased suspect.

An additional two men were found dead at separate locations on Mill Street and Grandview Avenue.

Officers found four people dead inside the residence where the initial incident began.

Police stated the man is believed to have killed several people in a spree at several locations in Muscataine.

Police searched the area and found the suspect with a gun in hand before he shot himself along the river trail under the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge.

Responding officers discovered the man had fled the scene after making the claim.

A large number of officers responded to a 911 call by a man who reported a woman had shot a child before she was shot during a struggle with a gun.

Incident reported at 210 Park Ave.

The suspect was identified as 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine, per CNN.

Investigators have indicated the victims are all related to the deceased suspect.

An additional two men were found dead at separate locations on Mill Street and Grandview Avenue.

Officers found four people dead inside the residence where the initial incident began.

Police stated the man is believed to have killed several people in a spree at several locations in Muscataine.

Police searched the area and found the suspect with a gun in hand before he shot himself along the river trail under the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge.

Responding officers discovered the man had fled the scene after making the claim.

A large number of officers responded to a 911 call by a man who reported a woman had shot a child before she was shot during a struggle with a gun.

Incident reported at 210 Park Ave.

The suspect was identified as 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine, per CNN.

Investigators have indicated the victims are all related to the deceased suspect.

An additional two men were found dead at separate locations on Mill Street and Grandview Avenue.

Officers found four people dead inside the residence where the initial incident began.

Police stated the man is believed to have killed several people in a spree at several locations in Muscataine.

Police searched the area and found the suspect with a gun in hand before he shot himself along the river trail under the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge.

Responding officers discovered the man had fled the scene after making the claim.

A large number of officers responded to a 911 call by a man who reported a woman had shot a child before she was shot during a struggle with a gun.

Incident reported at 210 Park Ave.

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Comments30

PickleRick886d ago

Why can’t dudes just go to therapy?

stringcheeze6d ago

@PickleRick88 therapy won’t help and it’s a scam.

Monkeysmilk6d ago

The man could have save everyone from grief if he had done the bridge thing first

thrn6d ago

Domestic relate dispute and bro went on a hunting spree across 6 places

OBCool6d ago

@FBANotCaribbeanOrAfrican who said he was?

southside486d ago

Men need to get it together.

losangelesUser19236620096d ago

@southside48 someone has daddy issues

PickleRick886d ago

Why can’t dudes just go to therapy?

stringcheeze6d ago

@PickleRick88 therapy won’t help and it’s a scam.

Monkeysmilk6d ago

The man could have save everyone from grief if he had done the bridge thing first

thrn6d ago

Domestic relate dispute and bro went on a hunting spree across 6 places

OBCool6d ago

@FBANotCaribbeanOrAfrican who said he was?

southside486d ago

Men need to get it together.

losangelesUser19236620096d ago

@southside48 someone has daddy issues

PickleRick886d ago

Why can’t dudes just go to therapy?

stringcheeze6d ago

@PickleRick88 therapy won’t help and it’s a scam.

Monkeysmilk6d ago

The man could have save everyone from grief if he had done the bridge thing first

thrn6d ago

Domestic relate dispute and bro went on a hunting spree across 6 places

OBCool6d ago

@FBANotCaribbeanOrAfrican who said he was?

southside486d ago

Men need to get it together.

losangelesUser19236620096d ago

@southside48 someone has daddy issues

PickleRick886d ago

Why can’t dudes just go to therapy?

stringcheeze6d ago

@PickleRick88 therapy won’t help and it’s a scam.

Monkeysmilk6d ago

The man could have save everyone from grief if he had done the bridge thing first

thrn6d ago

Domestic relate dispute and bro went on a hunting spree across 6 places

OBCool6d ago

@FBANotCaribbeanOrAfrican who said he was?

southside486d ago

Men need to get it together.

losangelesUser19236620096d ago

@southside48 someone has daddy issues

PickleRick886d ago

Why can’t dudes just go to therapy?

stringcheeze6d ago

@PickleRick88 therapy won’t help and it’s a scam.

Monkeysmilk6d ago

The man could have save everyone from grief if he had done the bridge thing first

thrn6d ago

Domestic relate dispute and bro went on a hunting spree across 6 places

OBCool6d ago

@FBANotCaribbeanOrAfrican who said he was?

southside486d ago

Men need to get it together.

losangelesUser19236620096d ago

@southside48 someone has daddy issues

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