据警方称，在爱荷华州一座城市的多个地点发生的枪击事件中，有六人被杀，这显然是一起家庭纠纷。
警方称，嫌疑枪手在警察与他对峙时死于自伤。
警方称，“系列杀人案”周一发生在马斯卡廷的两处住宅和一家企业。
马斯卡廷警察局长安东尼·基斯在周一的新闻发布会上说:“今天我简直无法形容这一邪恶行为及其对我们社区的影响。”
据警方称，其中四名受害者是在一个家里被杀的。据马斯卡廷警察局称，枪击事件发生在当地时间周一下午12点12分左右。急救人员在现场发现四人全部死亡。
当局说，警方确认嫌犯名叫赖安·威利斯·麦克法兰，52岁，来自马斯卡廷，在警方到达之前离开了家。警察在密西西比河附近的一条小径上找到了他。
“在和瑞安·威利斯·麦克法兰谈话时，他结束了自己的生命，”凯斯说。"警察和急救人员提供了帮助。然而，他在现场被宣布死亡。”
当局说，在调查中，侦探们了解到可能还有其他受害者，随后找到了两名因明显枪伤死亡的男子。当局称，其中一具尸体在另一处住所被发现，另一具尸体在附近的商店被发现。
马斯卡廷警察局在一份新闻稿中说:“初步调查结果表明，枪击事件源于一起家庭纠纷。”"据信所有受害者都是已故嫌疑人的家人。"
警方没有公布受害者的姓名或年龄。
警察局长说嫌疑人有犯罪记录，但没有详细说明。凯斯说，对社区没有积极的威胁。
凶杀案仍在调查中。
6 killed in Iowa shooting spree in domestic dispute, police say: 'Act of evil'
Six people were killed in a shooting spree at multiple locations across an Iowa city in an apparent domestic dispute, according to police.
The suspected gunman died from a self‑inflicted gunshot wound as officers confronted him, police said.
The "series of homicides" occurred Monday at two residences and a business in Muscatine, police said.
"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 at a press briefing Monday.
Four of the victims were killed in one home, according to police. The shooting was reported around 12:12 p.m. local time Monday, according to the Muscatine Police Department. First responders found all four individuals dead at the scene.
The suspect -- identified by police as Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, of Muscatine -- left the home prior to police arriving, authorities said. Officers located him nearby on a trail along the Mississippi River.
"While talking to Ryan Willis McFarland, he took his own life," Kies said. "Officers and EMS personnel rendered aid. However, he was pronounced deceased at the scene."
Amid the investigation, detectives learned there were possibly additional victims and subsequently located two men dead from apparent gunshot wounds, authorities said. One was found at another home and the other at a nearby business, authorities said.
"Preliminary findings indicate the shootings stemmed from a domestic‑related dispute," the Muscatine Police Department said in apress release. "All victims are believed to be family members of the deceased suspect."
Police have not released the names or ages of the victims.
The police chief said the suspect has a criminal record, though did not elaborate. There is no active threat to the community, Kies said.
The homicides remain under investigation.
