Four people were found dead Friday following a shooting at the Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground in Iowa, according to law enforcement.
Officers responded to reports of a triple homicide Friday morning. After discovering three deceased bodies, they determined one camper was unaccounted for and tracked down Anthony Orlando Sherwin, 23, who was found dead west of the park, police said.
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“Sherwin appears to have suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and there is no danger to the public,” the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a press release. “At this time, the Maquoketa Caves State Park is an active crime scene and is closed until further notice.”
DCI has not named Sherwin as a suspect in the shooting, a spokesperson for the DCI told the Washington Examiner. The motivation for the attack is not clear.
Police were first informed about the homicide at 6:23 a.m. local time, according to the release. Sherwin’s body was recovered between 11 and 11:30 a.m. local time.
Camp Shalom, a Christian camp in the area, was successfully evacuated, and all of its campers have been accounted for, camp officials said in a Facebook post.
“There was an emergency situation this morning at the Maquoketa Caves. We evacuated camp as soon as we learned about it. All campers and staff are safe and accounted for in town at Little Bear Park, where we will do closing worship and pickup at the usual 11am time,” the post read.
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The Washington Examiner reached out to DCI for additional information.
