“PLEASE DON’T GO INSIDE…” — IOWA MAN SUSPECTED OF SHOOTING 6 RELATIVES BEFORE TURNING GUN ON HIMSELF AS POLICE CALL SCENE AN “ACT OF EVIL” A quiet Iowa family tragedy has left an entire community shaken after authorities said a man allegedly opened fire on six of his own relatives before taking his own life when confronted by police. What began as a desperate emergency call quickly became a scene investigators are now describing with chilling words that have stunned everyone following the case. But one detail from the moments before officers entered the home is now leaving people frozen. According to early accounts, someone close to the family reportedly tried to warn others before the full horror was discovered, turning an already devastating case into something even harder to process. As investigators piece together what happened behind closed doors, the question now is what warning signs were missed before this family was shattered.

Iowa man suspected of shooting 6 relatives before turning gun on himself when confronted by cops: ‘Act of evil’

A crazed gunman is suspected of killing six family members before turning the weapon on himself – and authorities believe the “act of evil” stemmed from a domestic dispute.

Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, was named as the perpetrator behind Monday’s rampage in Muscatine, Iowa, about 50 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids, and bodies were found across several locations, KWQC reported.

Two of the victims were Muscatine Community School District students and two were employees of the district, school officials told the outlet.

Police and forensic teams at the scene of the Muscatine, Iowa shooting.
Four people were found fatally shot Monday at a Muscatine, Iowa, home, approximately 50 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids, police said.KWQC

“Today I simply do not have the words — this act of evil and what it has done to our community,” Muscatine Police Chief Anthony Kies said.

“Preliminary findings indicate the shootings stemmed from a domestic‑related dispute.”

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