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Authorities in Iowa are investigating the shootings of six people who they believe were killed by a relative who died by suicide when he was confronted by police Monday.
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Police were called to a home in Muscatine, about 50 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids, where they found four people fatally shot, Muscatine Police Chief Anthony Kies said at a news conference.
Officers later found the suspect, Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, of Muscatine, on a trail in the city, Kies said.
“While talking to Ryan Willis McFarland, he took his own life,” he said.
Two other men who also are believed to be relatives of McFarland were later found fatally shot elsewhere in the city, Kies said. One man was found in his home, and the other was discovered dead inside a business, he said.
Authorities have yet to release the names of the victims and any details about them.
“Today I simply do not have the words,” Kies said. “This act of evil and what it has done to our community.”
Police are working to process the crime scenes and conducting interviews. The police department has asked anyone with information to contact its major crimes unit.
Kies confirmed that McFarland had a criminal record but wouldn’t share any details.
The Associated Press
Madison Lambert is an assignment editor at NBC News.
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