22-year-old man breaks into ex-girlfriend's Iowa home and fatally shoots her and her mom, attempts suicide

IA shooter is alive, remains in critical condition

Police say a 22-year-old man forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home in Des Moines and shot and killed her and her mother before shooting himself.

Des Moines Police said the man called police shortly before 3 a.m. Monday to report that he had shot the two women and was walking to a nearby park where he planned to kill himself.

Investigators believe the man forced his way into the home before he shot and killed a 20-year-old woman and her 47-year-old mother. Their names were not immediately released.

DES MOINES POLICE PROBE DEAD BODY FOUND AT PUBLIC PARK AS HOMICIDE

An Iowa man broke into his ex-girlfriend's home and killed her and her mother before shooting himself.

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Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek said officers found the man in a park about a block from the home with a gunshot wound, but he was still alive. Paramedics took him to a hospital, and he remained in critical condition Monday afternoon.


 

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