<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Courtesy of <i>NPR</i> at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102829719/2-people-and-shooter-die-iowa-church">https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102829719/2-people-and-shooter-die-iowa-church</a></div><div><br></div><div>————————————————-</div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: "Gotham SSm", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.62em; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); letter-spacing: -0.00625em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">2 people and shooter die in shooting outside Iowa church</h1></div><div><br></div><div><div>AMES, Iowa — A man shot two females to death and then apparently killed himself Thursday night outside a church in Ames, authorities said.</div><div><br></div><div>The man killed the two females outside the Cornerstone Church, a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames, Story County Sheriff's Office Capt. Nicholas Lennie told the Des Moines Register. Investigators didn't know the ages of those killed, Lennie said.</div><div><br></div><div>The shooter appeared to have then shot himself but his death is still being investigated, Lennie said.</div><div><br></div><div>The church is near Interstate 35, about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) north of Des Moines.</div><div><br></div><div>The sheriff's office didn't identify those killed or give details about what led to the shooting. A news conference is planned Friday morning.</div><div><br></div><div>The sheriff's office told KCCI-TV that they received multiple calls at 6:51 p.m.</div></div><div><br></div>————————————————-<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></body></html>