Six people killed in Iowa domestic dispute, police say

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.Online maps show a metal workshop at the address provided by police."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."Kies did not give the names or ages of the victims and noted that the investigation is ongoing.He confirmed the suspect had an existing criminal record but did not share any further details.Muscatine, in the southwest of Iowa, sits on the Mississippi River and has a population of approximately 23,500 people, according to US government data published last year.