Women killed in Linn County shooting identified

Two women who were killed in a shooting in rural Linn County Tuesday were identified Thursday as Debra Nadine Mayfield, 68, and Karie Jane Mayfield, 43, by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

A news release said that the women, a mother and daughter, were found dead at 2561 Jordan’s Grove R. after sheriff’s deputies were called at 9:28 a.m. for reports of a shooting.

The Sheriff’s Office did not say what led to the shooting and did not announce that any arrests had been made in relation to it. A witness was interviewed at the scene, and the Sheriff’s Office said there is no ongoing danger to the public.

Both bodies were transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny for autopsies. The case remains under investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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