Six people killed in Iowa domestic dispute, police say

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Six people were killed in a series of shootings that appeared to stem from a domestic dispute in Iowa, police said.

The suspected shooter also was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Muscatine Police Department.

The victims are believed to be family members of the suspect, identified as Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, of Muscatine, the department said.

The shootings took place on Monday at multiple locations within the city of Muscatine.

Police received a report of a shooting just after noon on Monday. When officers responded to a home, they found four people with gunshot wounds, police said.

All four victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

McFarland had left the residence before officers arrived, but officials found him shortly after on a riverfront trail near a pedestrian bridge.

He had a self‑inflicted gunshot wound, police said, and received medical aid, but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives later found another man dead from an apparent gunshot wound in a different residence. A further search led officers to a business, where they found another victim, also dead of an apparent gunshot wound.

“Preliminary findings indicate the shootings stemmed from a domestic‑related dispute,” McFarland police said in a statement. “All victims are believed to be family members of the deceased suspect.”

Police did not provide the names or ages of the victims.