A man shot, killed 2 church members, then himself, outside of Ames' Cornerstone Church, sheriff say

A man shot and killed two female victims, then killed himself, in a parking lot outside Ames' Cornerstone Church Thursday night, according to police and officials at the church.

"We are grieving deeply," said a statement from Mark Vance, with the Salt Company youth ministry at Cornerstone Church. "Tonight, a tragic shooting occurred involving two young members of our Cornerstone Church community. It is believed that an adult male shot these two victims and then took his own life."

The suspected shooter appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Story County Sheriff Capt. Nicholas Lennie said. The ages of the female victims were not immediately known.

A man shot, killed 2 church members, then himself, outside of Ames' Cornerstone Church, sheriff says

another one.
this one in the heartland.
more details as follow.

happened Thursday night

a reply to: ElGoobero

So this is it eh ?

Just like Covid-19 , They started counting the Covid-19 deaths from # 1 and acted like everyone of them was completely unacceptable.

And so they are taking the same route with Shootings , Every time a shooting occurs there will be Media outrage and calls to ban guns .

again though lets ignore the fact that Gang Violence in the inner-cities is the same as its always been

www.cnn.com...

Two college students were shot to death Thursday evening in a church parking lot in Ames, Iowa, police said, before the shooter fatally turned his gun on himself.

The shooting at the Cornerstone Church was the result of a "domestic situation" between the shooter, a 33-year-old man from the city of Boone, and one of the women, said Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald at a news conference Friday.
Both women, ages 22 and 21, were students at nearby Iowa State University, he said.
A third woman escaped unharmed, he said, adding the shooter used a 9mm handgun.

law enforcement types hate 'domestics'

a reply to: ElGoobero

Funny we didn't hear about this many shootings in the news a year or so ago.
Oh that's right, it wasn't on the Agenda then.

They need to hurry up and get that bipartisan legislation passed so these killings will STOP! ( Being reported 24/7, that is.)

Saw this on Fox last night.

A domestic dispute that ends with three shot dead is national news for what reason exactly? Other than the MSM being helpful to the ones pushing the new gun laws?

Perfect! NEXT!

The shooting came the same night President Joe Biden addressed the nationon the need for stricter gun laws. Gun massacres have left the country shaken and prompted new discussions about how to prevent them. The most recent incident was just a day earlier, when a man bought an AR-15 style rifle and attacked an Oklahoma hospital, killing four people and then himself.

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People killing others for personal reasons has been happening all along. If this guy did not have a gun he probably would have used a knife or his car or something. Most events like this over the years did not make the national news, and they are pretty frequent. This seems to be one of those crimes of passion.

Gang shootings rarely made the national news either before. Those have been common in cities over the years. There are quite a few people murdered in this country every year and lots of people just disappear....I am pretty sure that a few of the people that disappear wind up on someone's dinner table sometimes.

Has to be four shot other than the shooter and technically cannot be a domestic situation regardless of number, but nothing that quantifies that an air rifle or spring operated BB gun would be exempt. I mean if you put welts or red marks on four people it might be a mass shooting. Some reporting sites only need four people that thought they saw a gun to count.

Most countries need 4-5 dead strangers to even start to count.

Its a "9mm" too... you know what the "mm" stand for don't you?

"Much Murder"

Im not offering any solutions, I'll just keep yelling this fact and might cry for a little spice

a reply to: ElGoobero

They are trying to force the Conservatives hands at gun control by staging church shootings now.
Watch for more of them.

originally posted by: chris_stibrany
a reply to: ElGoobero

Funny we didn't hear about this many shootings in the news a year or so ago.
Oh that's right, it wasn't on the Agenda then.

Before the Democrats lost their own "True Blue Democrat" base and they had to place a president in office , this would have been known as "domestic violence" .

And so? What am I to do, with this tragic news?

Isn't Cornerstone, one of those new age scam churches?

originally posted by: murphy22
And so? What am I to do, with this tragic news?

buy all the guns and ammo you can,bury them somewhere,then later on sell them to make a huge profit.

AMES, Iowa — The man who police say shot and killed two women before killing himself Thursday had been arrested days before on harassment charges in connection to one of the victims, officials said Friday.

Authorities identified the shooter as Johnathan Lee Whitlatch, 33, of Boone, Iowa, who they say confronted three women in the parking lot of Cornerstone Church on Thursday evening, said Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald at a news conference Friday.

Whitlatch shot and killed two women, who were identified as Eden Montang, 22, and Vivian Flores, 21, both students at Iowa State University. One of the women had previously been in a relationship with Whitlatch. The third woman was not injured.
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The shooter used a 9 mm pistol and authorities later found 9 mm ammunition in his truck along with a receipt of purchase from one hour before the shooting, officials said.
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About 1,300 students gather to worship at Cornerstone every Thursday night during the school year, according to The Salt Company's website says.
USA Today

Surely, never would of made the mainstream news if it were '45 or any other caliber + the article roped in Buffalo & Uvalde shooting...totally unrelated to this domestic sad case.

The Southern Baptist church founded in 1994 from its roots as a ministry for Iowa State University college students, with a Weekly attendance of 2,657 (as of 2014)...according to their wiki page.

a reply to: XtheMadnessNow

Ah one hour before shooting. there is one of the points they want to add to gun laws. then outlaw 9 mm.
They sure know how to program people to off themselves alot lately.

a reply to: ElGoobero

More crackpots killing kids for sport.

RIP to the poor victims.

originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: ElGoobero

More crackpots killing kids for sport.

What are you posting about? It was a domestic dispute that escalated to shooting. 21 and 22 are not exactly kids.

You are trying to make it sound like a guy just picked two kids to shoot. There was more to the story.

You are being menipulated by the MSM. The only reason this made national news is the people pushing gun laws wanted it to be there.

a reply to: beyondknowledge

What are you posting about? It was a domestic dispute that escalated to shooting. 21 and 22 are not exactly kids.

Very sorry young adults.

You are trying to make it sound like a guy just picked two kids to shoot. There was more to the story.

Does it matter why he decided to off two ""young adults""?

More dead people via shooting is part and parcel of the story.

You are being ""manipulated"" by the MSM, The only reason this made national news is the people pushing gun laws wanted it to be there.

I'm not being manipulated by anyone, and you are correct about why this made the news, which only makes it far more tragic.

215+ mass shootings in the USA this year alone and its only Jun, the gun laws don't work or are not enforced.

Simple as that really.