5 Killed in Iowa City Shooting [View All]

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Source: AP via the SF Chronicle

5 Killed in Iowa City Shooting

Police found the bodies of a woman and four children Monday
morning in a house on Iowa City's east side, authorities said.

Dispatchers got a call at 6:31 a.m. saying officers needed to
get to the address immediately. The caller then hung up, a police
department statement said.

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Officers said they were not able to find the home's adult male
resident, Steven Sueppel. Court records show that a Steven Sueppel
who lives at the address where the bodies were found was indicted
last month on federal charges of stealing about $560,000 from the
bank where he worked.

Police also said the family's van was missing. They said a single-vehicle,
fatal crash on Interstate 80 about nine miles from the house may have
involved the van. However, the vehicle was on fire so officers were
having a difficult time identifying it and the occupant, according to
the department news release.

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