The Iowa Department of Public Safety said the investigation is ongoing. triple murder It was to occur this Friday morning in Maquoketa Caves State Park, in Iowa’s easternmost point.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Criminal Investigation Division (DCI) “were notified of a triple murder at the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground” at 6:23 p.m. local time, according to a statement. . Later on, officers found the body lifeless a fourth person, Anthony Orlando Sherwin, 23 years old. Sherwin appears to have sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and there is no danger to the public.
“It was found near (a short distance) from the camp,” said agent Mike Krapfl, spokesman for the Iowa DCI, in a statement to the press by the ‘NBC News’ newspaper. Krapfl explained that the suspect’s relationship with the victims, who resides in Nebraska, is unknown.
Likewise, in the statement, it was stated that the State Park was closed to the public due to the incident and investigations were continuing at the scene. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds offered his condolences to the families of the victims. He was also “stunned (…) by being shot this morning and devastated with the loss of three innocent lives”, as posted on his Twitter account.