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Maquoketa Caves State Park

9-Year-Old Survivor of State Park Shooting Ran to Parents of Suspected Gunman for Help

Mass shooting

The 9-year-old boy sole survivor of an attack on his family at an Iowa state park ran to a nearby campsite for help — the campsite of the man police believe shot and killed the boy’s parents and younger sister. Tyler and Sarah Schmidt and their 6-year-old daughter Lula were killed in the shooting, early …

Shooting
July 26, 2022

Motive in Family’s Shooting Deaths at Iowa State Park Still a Mystery

Investigators have come up with no motive for a 23-year-old Nebraska man suspected of fatally shooting three members of a family at an Iowa state park before killing himself. Tyler Schmidt, 42; Sarah Schmidt, 42; and 6-year-old Lula Schmidt were found dead in their tent at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday. Their 9-year-old son, Arlo, …

Murder
July 23, 2022

9-Year-Old Boy Survives Gunman’s Attack That Killed His Family at Iowa State Park

A 9-year-old boy survived a brutal attack at an Iowa state park on Friday that left his parents and 6-year-old sister dead. Cedar Falls Mayor Rob Green provided the information that the boy had survived in a Facebook post, although he didn’t clarify if the child was at the campsite when a gunman shot dead …

Murder
July 22, 2022

Gunman Kills 3 Campers at Iowa State Park, Then Himself

Three members of a family were shot to death early Friday morning at an Iowa state park, and the suspected gunman was later found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators have not yet released the names of the three victims but said the suspect was Anthony O. Sherwin, 23, from Nebraska. He is …

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