A 6-year-old and her parents were found dead, and the suspected shooter died of a self-inflicted wound, police say.
Authorities enter a mobile command center at the entrance to Maquoketa Caves State Park, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa, Iowa. Police responded to reports of the shooting at the park's campground before 6:30 a.m. Police say three family members were shot to death while camping in a state park in eastern Iowa, and the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a statement that officers responded to reports of a shooting at thebefore 6:30 a.m. Friday. Division assistant director Mitch Mortvedt says officers found three people shot dead in a tent. An Iowa State Patrolman walks past a Maquoketa Caves State Park sign as police investigate a shooting that left three people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa, Iowa. On Friday night, the Iowa Department of Public Safety identified them as 42-year-old Tyler Schmidt, 42-year-old Sarah Schmidt and 6-year-old Lulu Schmidt, all of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Mortvedt didn’t provide a motive for the killings.
Law enforcement later found 23-year-old Anthony Sherwin, of Nebraska, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officials immediately evacuated everyone from the park, a children’s summer camp on the grounds and the campground.
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