Overview
- Police responded to reports of gunfire shortly after noon on Monday and found four people fatally shot at a Park Avenue home before locating two more victims at separate sites and the suspected shooter nearby.
- Authorities identified the suspect as 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland, who was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound while officers were speaking with him and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Officials say all six victims are believed to be family members of the suspect and the Muscatine Community School District confirmed two students and two employees were among the dead.
- The Muscatine Police Department is leading an active multi-agency investigation, officials say there is no ongoing threat to the public, and they are asking anyone with information to contact the Major Crimes Unit.
- Local leaders and the school district have mobilized counseling and support for students and staff as investigators continue processing multiple crime scenes and withhold victim identities pending family notification.