Overview
- Randy Thomas Zimmerman, 45, is charged in Brown County with one count of second-degree murder after two people were fatally shot early Nov. 2 in Hanska.
- Authorities identified the victims as Tabitha Leigh Trescott, 32, and Justin Paul Reinarts, 50, a longtime local firefighter.
- A juvenile told 911 the suspect forced entry, shot his mother, and pointed a long gun at him before ordering him back to his room, according to the complaint.
- Iowa officers arrested Zimmerman near Letts after a pursuit topping 100 mph in which he allegedly fired at a deputy; PIT maneuvers disabled his vehicle and a shotgun was recovered.
- Court filings say investigators found two spent shotgun shells at the scene and that Zimmerman’s brother reported receiving a text message in which Zimmerman confessed; he is held in the Louisa County jail pending extradition.