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Child Death (18 and Under) Iowa Ongoing Investigation June 19, 2020June 22, 2020 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020

The local sheriff’s office is investing the accidental shooting death of a male “juvenile” in Kalona, Iowa.  The boy was found dead when police responded to a 911 call.  No further information about the circumstances of the shooting have been released. Source: Mike Bunge, “Investigation Underway Into Deadly Kalona Shooting,” KIMT3 (June 20, 2020).

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