Authorities in the US state of Iowa are investigating a shooting that left six people dead. Local authorities believe that the victims were killed by their relative, who committed suicide on Monday after a clash with the police. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AP agency.
- Six people were killed in a shooting in Muscatine, Iowa.
- The suspect for killing the relatives is 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland.
- McFarland committed suicide during an interview with police on Monday afternoon.
- Two other gunshot victims were found by relatives of the suspect in other parts of the city.
- Police are continuing their investigation, examining crime scenes and interviewing direct witnesses.
Police were called to a home in Muscatine on Monday where found four people with fatal gunshot wounds, said local police chief Anthony Kies at a press conference. Police later located the suspect in the city, 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland, who took his own life while being interviewed by police, Kies said.
Authorities found them later, according to the police chief in other parts of the city, two men were shot, who were apparently also relatives of McFarland. The names of the victims or any other details have not yet been released. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing and police are examining crime scenes and interviewing witnesses. But Kies has already confirmed that McFarland had a criminal record, AP adds.
