2026 Muscatine shootings
| 2026 Muscatine shootings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Muscatine, Iowa, US |
| Date | June 1, 2026 12:12 p.m. (CST) |
| Target | Family |
Attack type | Spree shooting, mass shooting, mass murder, familicide, murder–suicide |
| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Ryan Willis McFarland |
| Motive | Domestic dispute |
On June 1, 2026, seven people were killed, including the perpetrator, in three shootings across Muscatine, Iowa, United States.[1]
Shootings
[edit]Dispatchers received a report of a shooting at around 12:12 p.m. at a home at 210 Park Avenue.[2] Officers and medical personnel discovered four people inside with gunshot wounds, all of whom were pronounced dead on scene. The shooter fled before officers arrived at the scene. The gunman was later found by police on the Riverfront Trail near the pedestrian bridge with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers later found a man dead from a gunshot wound inside a home at 1509 Mill Street and another man dead from an apparent gunshot wound at a business at 808 Grandview Avenue.[3][4]
Victims
[edit]All six people killed are believed to be family members of the gunman. Among the victims were two employees and two students of the Muscatine Community School District.[5]
Perpetrator
[edit]Law enforcement identified the perpetrator as 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland, a resident of Muscatine. According to law enforcement, McFarland had a criminal record, though law enforcement officials did not elaborate his previous crimes.[6] However, KWQC reported that McFarland had previous convictions for child endangerment resulting in death in 2012 and fraudulent practices in 2019.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "6 killed in Iowa shooting spree in domestic dispute, police say: 'Act of evil'". ABC News. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ^ "Police: 6 family members killed in Muscatine before suspected gunman shot himself". KWQC-TV. June 1, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ^ "Seven dead, including suspect, after shootings at multiple locations in Muscatine". KGAN. June 1, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ^ Wingert, Kelby (June 1, 2026). "Seven dead in southeastern Iowa after domestic dispute shooting spree, police say". KCCI. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ^ "Gunman killed 6 family members before dying by suicide, police say". WCSC-TV. June 1, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ^ Press, Associated (June 1, 2026). "Police investigate Iowa man suspected of shooting 6 of his relatives and then himself". Associated Press.
- ^ "Ryan McFarland's criminal past". KWQC.