### [2022-07-22](/feed/2022/07/22/index.md)

##### Maquoketa Caves State Park shooting
# Three family members are shot and killed at a campground in Maquoketa Caves State Park, Iowa, United States, with a fourth remaining unharmed. The park is subsequently closed, and the gunman is later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 




### Sources:

1. [The Des Moines Register](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/07/22/maquoketa-caves-state-park-shooting-closed-iowa-camp-shalom-jackson-county/10127217002/)

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