Man in US suspected of shooting six of his relatives and then himself

Officials are investigating the fatal shootings of six people they believe were killed by a relative

Officers later found the suspect, 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland, of Muscatine, on a trail in the city. Picture: iStock.

Authorities in Iowa are investigating the fatal shootings of six people they believe were killed by a relative who took his own life when confronted by police.

Police were called on Monday to a home in Muscatine, about 50 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids, where they found four people fatally shot, Muscatine police chief Anthony Kies said during a news conference.