Iowa Guard sergeant killed fellow soldier and civilian in ‘targeted’ shooting, sheriff says

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Iowa Guard sergeant killed fellow soldier and civilian in ‘targeted’ shooting, sheriff says
By Rachel Nostrant
Jun 8, 05:42 PM
Troopers from the Iowa State Patrol stand outside Cornerstone Church after a shooting on Thursday, June 2, 2022 in Ames, Iowa. Two people and a shooter died Thursday night in a shooting outside a church in Ames, authorities said. (Nirmalendu Majumdar/The Des Moines Register via AP)

An Iowa National Guard soldier and a civilian woman were both killed by another Guardsman during a June 2 shooting at Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa.

Spc. Eden Mariah Montang, 22, and Vivian Renee Flores, 21, were killed when Sgt. Johnathan Lee Whitlatch, 33, approached the women and opened fire, according to a press conference from the Story County Sheriff’s Office. A third woman managed to find cover and was unharmed.

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