ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Autopsy results say three family members killed during a shooting last month at an eastern Iowa state park were shot, stabbed and/or strangled. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says in a news release Thursday that 42-year-old Tyler Schmidt died from a gunshot wound and “multiple sharp force injuries,” while his wife, 42-year-old Sarah Schmidt, died from multiple sharp force injuries. Officials say their 6-year-old daughter, Lula Schmidt, died from a gunshot wound and strangulation. All three family members’ deaths have been ruled homicides. The department confirmed that the killer was 23-year-old Anthony Sherwin, of LaVista, Nebraska, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The family was attacked July 22 in their tent at the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – At approximately 1:11 pm Thursday, Cedar Rapids Police say the Check into Cash financial institution on the 5400 block of Blairs Forest Way NE was robbed. Details are sparse at this time, but officials say the investigation is ongoing.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Wednesday evening at approximately 8:20 pm, the St. Luke’s Therapy Plus and Work Well Clinic at 830 1st Avenue SE sustained broken windows and doors as a result of gunshots fired at the building. No one inside the building was injured. Work Well and Therapy Plus are working on alternative locations to house and care for patients. An investigation is underway and the building remains closed until further notice.
TAMA COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) -A three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. has made its way to Iowa. It’s called The Wall That Heals and it’s set up on the baseball field at the Meskwaki Settlement School near Tama. People filled the stands of the baseball field Thursday for a chance to see the memorial and to honor the more than 58,000 Americans who died during the Vietnam War. The Robert Morgan American Legion and Z Line helped bring The Wall That Heals to Iowa. It was two years in the making due to the pandemic. The memorial will be at the Meskwaki Settlement School until Sunday at 2 p.m. It’s open and manned 24-hours a day, and it’s free for people to visit. A mobile education center on site helps those who visit learn about the war. The Wall That Heals not only helps educate, but it helps people honor loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice.
