{"id":1502886,"date":"2022-06-03T17:34:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T21:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502886"},"modified":"2022-06-03T17:34:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T21:34:49","slug":"gunman-kills-2-iowa-state-univ-students-before-turning-the-gun-on-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-kills-2-iowa-state-univ-students-before-turning-the-gun-on-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman kills 2 Iowa State Univ. students before turning the gun on himself"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgunman-kills-2-iowa-state-univ-students-before-turning-the-gun-on-himself%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502886&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2721359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2721359\" class=\"wp-image-2721359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ELS5K32BOZLWPFD56BG6DPFYVE.jpg\" alt=\"People pray at the CrossRoad Baptist Church parking lot after a shooting at Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, U.S. June 2, 2022. Nirmalendu Majumdar\/USA Today Network via REUTERS\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ELS5K32BOZLWPFD56BG6DPFYVE.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ELS5K32BOZLWPFD56BG6DPFYVE-315x210-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ELS5K32BOZLWPFD56BG6DPFYVE-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ELS5K32BOZLWPFD56BG6DPFYVE-768x513-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2721359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People pray at the CrossRoad Baptist Church parking lot after a shooting at Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, U.S. June 2, 2022. Nirmalendu Majumdar\/USA Today Network via REUTERS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 1:52 PM PT \u2013 Friday, June 3, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>On Thursday night, a lone gunman killed himself after fatally shooting two women at the Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At approximately 6:51 pm the Story County Sheriff&#8217;s Office received multiple 911 calls reporting that a male individual had shot two people in the parking lot of the Cornerstone Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Story County Sheriff (@storycosheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/storycosheriff\/status\/1532565582641565701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a press conference Friday morning, the Story County Sheriff\u2019s Office identified the two women killed in the shooting as 22-year-old Eden Moriah Montang and 21-year-old Vivian Renee Flores. The women were both Iowa State University students.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald later named 33-year-old Boone, Iowa resident Johnathan Lee Whitlatch as the shooter. Reports indicated Whitlatch had gone to the church as a result of a domestic dispute with one of the victims. The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing multiple rounds from a nine millimeter handgun in the church\u2019s parking lot.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis shooting is a result of a domestic situation between the shooter and Eden montang,\u201d claimed Fitzgerald. \u201cThe shooting is classified as a targeted act of violence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At this time, the Story County Sheriff&#8217;s Office can confirm that there are three people deceased, one of them being the male identified as the shooter. <br \/>There is not an ongoing threat to the community. There will be no further updates at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Story County Sheriff (@storycosheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/storycosheriff\/status\/1532565692012236809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The women reportedly attended a college bible study at the church when Whitlatch drove up and began arguing with Montang. He then fired multiple shots at her and the two women accompanying her. Montang and Flores were struck multiple times, while the third woman was not hit. Emergency responders provided aid to all three at the scene but were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzgerald later noted that Whitlatch had been arrested earlier in the week and charged with harassment and impersonating a public official. His arrest was in connection with another incident that involved Montang on Tuesday. The two previously dated and recently broke up.<\/p>\n<p>Further investigation revealed he purchased the ammunition just an hour before the shooting. Authorities are now asking for privacy for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/energy-secy-sees-silver-lining-in-high-gas-prices\/\">Energy Secy Sees Silver Lining In High Gas Prices<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People pray at the CrossRoad Baptist Church parking lot after a shooting at Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, U.S. June 2, 2022. 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