Four people have died at Maquoketa Caves State Park, north of the Quad-Cities.
Photos: Four dead at Maquoketa Caves State Park
The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, DCI, has confirmed that the suspect in the deaths is among the dead. Though the threat is considered resolved, DCI officials said, the park remains closed as an investigation continues.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park, Friday in Maquoketa. Jackson County Sheriff's Office and DCI​ were called at 6:23 a.m. Friday for a report of a shooting at the park campground. Three bodies were found at a campsite, and the fourth body was found later.
A Iowa Department of Natural Resources truck sits in a field near Maquoketa Caves State Park as police investigate a shooting that left four people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, DCI, has confirmed that the suspected shooter is among the dead. Though the threat is considered resolved, DCI officials said, the park remains closed as an investigation continues.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park as they investigate a shooting that left four people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa.Â
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park as they investigate an apparent shooting that left four people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, DCI, has confirmed that the suspected shooter is among the dead. Though the threat is considered resolved, DCI officials said, the park remains closed as an investigation continues.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park as they investigate a shooting that left four people dead Friday in Maquoketa.Â
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park as they investigate an apparent shooting that left four people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, DCI, has confirmed that the suspected shooter is among the dead. Though the threat is considered resolved, DCI officials said, the park remains closed as an investigation continues.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park as they investigate an apparent shooting that left four people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, DCI, has confirmed that the suspected shooter is among the dead. Though the threat is considered resolved, DCI officials said, the park remains closed as an investigation continues.
Maquoketa Caves State Park, the site of a triple homicide July 22, will reopen on Thursday, although the campground will still be closed.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park as they investigate an apparent shooting that left four people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, DCI, has confirmed that the suspected shooter is among the dead. Though the threat is considered resolved, DCI officials said, the park remains closed as an investigation continues.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park as they investigate an apparent shooting that left four people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, DCI, has confirmed that the suspected shooter is among the dead. Though the threat is considered resolved, DCI officials said, the park remains closed as an investigation continues.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park as they investigate an apparent shooting that left four people dead, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Maquoketa. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, DCI, has confirmed that the suspected shooter is among the dead. Though the threat is considered resolved, DCI officials said, the park remains closed as an investigation continues.
An Iowa State Patrolman walks past a Maquoketa Caves State Park sign Friday, July 22, 2022, following the killing of three family members at the park near Maquoketa.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park, Friday in Maquoketa. Four people died Friday at Maquoketa Caves State Park. Three of those deaths were considered homicides, according to a news release from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation​.
Emergency personnel block an entrance to the Maquoketa Caves State Park, Friday, in Maquoketa. Four people died Friday at the park. Three of those deaths were considered homicides, according to a news release from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation​.
A 23-year-old believed to be from Nebraska died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and is thought to be responsible for three other deaths.
