May 18, 2024
AMES, Iowa (AP) — A man shot two females to death and then apparently killed himself Thursday night outside a church in Ames, authorities said.
The man killed the two females outside the Cornerstone Church, a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames, Story County Sheriff's Office Capt. Nicholas Lennie told the Des Moines Register. Investigators didn't know the ages of those killed, Lennie said.
The shooter appeared to have then shot himself but his death is still being investigated, Lennie said.
A statement posted on the church's website quotes Psalm 34:18: "'The Lord is near to the brokenhearted'. Right now, we are brokenhearted and we need God to draw near to us." The church will hold a prayer service Friday morning.
