{"id":1568854,"date":"2022-07-24T18:22:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T22:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568854"},"modified":"2022-07-24T18:22:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T22:22:33","slug":"iowa-family-killed-in-triple-homicide-at-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-family-killed-in-triple-homicide-at-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa family killed in triple homicide at state park"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fiowa-family-killed-in-triple-homicide-at-state-park%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=1568854&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_2730093\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2730093\" class=\"wp-image-2730093 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22205022307357-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"In this 2022 provided by the Schmidt and Morehead families, Tyler Schmidt, left, and his wife Sarah pose with their son Arlo and daughter Lula, right, while hiking near Cedar Falls, Iowa. Police said Saturday, July 23, 2022, the Iowa couple and their 6-year-old daughter were fatally shot while camping in a state park by a man from Nebraska who later turned the gun on himself. The couple&#039;s 9-year-old son survived. (Courtesy of the Schmidt and Morehead families)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2730093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this 2022 provided by the Schmidt and Morehead families, Tyler Schmidt, left, and his wife Sarah pose with their son Arlo and daughter Lula, right, while hiking near Cedar Falls, Iowa. (Courtesy of the Schmidt and Morehead families)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 2:05 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, July 24, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Two parents and their six-year-old daughter were fatally shot at a state park in Iowa. The Jackson County Sheriff\u2019s Office said officers responded to reports of a triple homicide on Friday and located the bodies of the victims at the Moquoketa Caves Campground.<\/p>\n<p>Officers later discovered the body of the alleged gunman who has been identified as a 23-year-old Nebraska man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound nearby. The victims were identified as 42-year-old Tyler Schmitt, 42-year-old Sarah Schmitt and their six-year-old daughter Lula, all of Cedar Falls, Iowa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A memorial mural goes up at the Cedar Falls library where the mother killed in the Maquoketa Caves campground shooting worked <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rnKPR9JVJJ\">pic.twitter.com\/rnKPR9JVJJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAStartingLine\/status\/1551284404013645833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m horrified by the shooting this morning at Maquoketa Caves State Park and devastated by the loss of three innocent lives,\u201d said Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). \u201cAs we grieve this unimaginable tragedy, Kevin and I pray for the victims\u2019 family members and the law enforcement officers who responded to the scene. We ask Iowans to do the same.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Their nine-year old son Arlo was also present and able to survive the attack and it\u2019s unclear whether the suspect knew the victims. In the meantime, park officials are working with investigators as they try to uncover a motive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI, as well as the DNR staff, am devastated for the families impacted by the tragic incident at Maquoketa Caves State Park,\u201d voiced Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon. \u201cOur long standing tradition of enjoying Iowa\u2019s natural wonders was shaken today, but the legacy for the millions of families that recreate at Iowa State Parks will continue. This heartbreaking incident hits home for the DNR family. Not only as people who are passionate about getting folks outside, but as people who regularly camp with our families at these same parks.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_ad\">\n<div class=\"ad ad_position_article_mid2 ad_background_true\" data-module=\"ad\" data-status=\"rendered\" data-path=\"\/32805352\/il-davenport-WQAD-B3394_DesktopTablet\/article_mid2\/news\/local\" data-sizes=\"[[300,250],[1,1]]\" data-delay=\"8\" data-position=\"article_mid2\" data-refresh-interval=\"33\" data-refresh-enabled=\"true\" data-targeting-strnativekey=\"[ \" acRwVEzfRjtfpSM2bt4azc6p>\n<div id=\"article_mid2\" class=\"ad__inner ad__inner_border_true ad__inner_background_true\" data-status=\"requested\" data-google-query-id=\"CLPIydTCkvkCFU0KrQYdvjIHYA\">Special Agent in Charge Mike Krapfl said the park will remain closed until further notice while authorities continue their investigation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/texas-officer-shot-during-chase-suspect-killed\/\">Texas Officer Shot During Chase, Suspect Killed<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this 2022 provided by the Schmidt and Morehead families, Tyler Schmidt, left, and his wife Sarah pose with their son Arlo and daughter Lula, right, while hiking near Cedar Falls, Iowa. (Courtesy of the Schmidt and Morehead families) OAN NEWSROOMUPDATED 2:05 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, July 24, 2022 Two parents and their six-year-old daughter &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":764,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1568854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/764"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1568854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1568854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1568854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1568854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}