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KCCI 8 NEWS ISTH MORNING. ALYX: RIGHT NOW, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY SHOOTGIN AT AN AMES CHURCH. THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST NIGHT. YOU CAN SEE OFFICERS WERE WORKING LATE AT THE SCE.EN TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED, INCLUDING THE SUSPECT. THAT IS THREE TOTAL. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE THIS MORNING TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING WE KNOW. KCCI’S TODD MAGEL IS ANCHORING FROM THE FIELD AT CORNERSTONE CHUR.CH TODD: GOOD MORNGNI. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM IS ALSO HERE WITH ME IN AMES THIS MORNING. SHE WILL SHARE WHAT WE LEARNED FROM CHURCH MEMBERS. FIRST WE WANTO T GO TO JASON WHO WILL TELL US ABOUT THE WEATHER. JASON: WE HAVE A DECENT D.AY TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70’S TO LOW 80’S. THINGS ARE LOOKING DOWNRIGHT COMFORTABLE. IF YOUR PLANS TO BE OUTSIDE IT IS A BEAUTIFUL END TO THE WEEK. WE HAVE CHANCES FOR RAIN FOR SOME OF US TO THE NORTH AS EARLY AS TSHI EVENING. MORE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A COUPLE THUNDERSTORMS. I WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THAT WE CAN FORECAST COMING UP. ALYX: LET’S SEND IT OVER TO TODD. TODD, THE AREA AROUND CORNERSTONE HAS CALMED DOWN OVERNIGHT, BUT THE INVESTIGATION WENT LATE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TODD: YES. EVERYTHING STARTED LAST NIGHT JUST BEFORE 7:00. COMMUTING MEMBERS ARE HPIELNG US PIECE TOGETHER THE EVENTS BEFORE AND AFTER. NICOLE IS HERE WITH ME TO SHARE THOSE DETAILS. BUT FIRST, LET’S GET TO WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN SAYING. THEY SAY THERE IS NO THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. ONE CHURCH MEMBER WHO GOT TO THE SCENE AFTER THE SHOOTING LAST NIGHT SAYS HE SPOKE TO A YOUNG MAN WHO SAW IT ALL UNFOLD. HE SAYS THE YOUNG MAN TRIED TO RESUSCITATE ONE OF THE VICTIMS. LISTEN TO WHAT HE SHARED. >> IT’S VERY, VERY HARD TO COMPREHEND WHAT HE JUST WITNESSED OF THE ACTUAL SHOONGTI THERE. TRIED TO RESUSCITATE THENE O GIRL, FROM WHAT HE SAID THE GUNMAN GOT OUT AND HE WITNESSED HIM GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SHOOT. THIS IS THIRD HA.ND HE WAS AN EYEWITNESS, I GUESS, AND WATCHED THAT HAPPEN DAN SHOOT ANOTHER GIRL AS SHE WAS WALKING AW.AY TODD: KPEE IN MIND, THIS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE AN EVENT ALL -- KEEP IN MIND, THIS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE ANY EVENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GROUP SALT COMPANY. LAST NIGHT WAS SUPPOSED TOE B THE FIRST OF THE EVENT, WHICH IS WHY SO MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE THERE. HERE IS WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE SHARED WITH US. THE 911 CALLS STARTED AT 6:51 P.M. THE STORY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS OSTHE PEOPLE REPORTED A MALE SHOT TWO PEOPLE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN IS ALSO DEAD. KCCI ARRIVED ON THE SCENE JUST AFTER 7:00. WE SAW PEOPLE PRAYING AND HUGGING AS THEY CAME TO GRIPS WITH WHAT HAPPEN.ED POLICE GAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE JUST BEFORE 7:45. RIGHT NOW, THEY AREN’T SHARING ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTW VICTIMS OR THE SUSPECT TO IS DEAD. THIS ALL HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE CHURCH PARKINGOT L. THE STORY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THEIR HEARTS GO OUT TO EVERYBODY INVOLD.VE KCCI’S NICOLE TAM IS HERE WITH ME AS WELL. WE SPOKE TO A STUDENT LAST NIGHT WHO WAS GOING TO ATTEND THE EVENT WITH SOME FRIENDS. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER HE ARREDIV? NICOLE KACEY PIERCE AND HIS FRIENDS GOT HERE. THEY ARE PART OF SALT COMPANY, PART OF CORNERSTONE, AND THEY HAVE THESE EVENTS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS ON THURSDAY NIGHT. PIERCE SAYS IT IS USUALLY REALLY FUN BUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT WAS THE OPPOSITE OF THAT. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FIRST OF THE SUMMER SALT SERIES. THIS ONLY ADDS TO THE TRAGIC WEEK, AND EVEN MONTH, AMERICA HAS SEEN WITH MASS SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HERE IN AMES, PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO COPE WITH WHAT HAPPENED. MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL SHOCKED. PIERCE RECALLED MOMENTS OF PANIC AND FEAR WHEN HE GOT TOTHE T WHEN HE GOT TO THE CHUHRC -- WHEN HE GOT TO THE CHURCH LAST NIGHT. >> EVERYTHING HAPPENED REALLY FA.ST THERE WERE PROBABLY A GOOD GROUP OF THREE TO FIVE GUYS TELLING EVERYBODY WHAT TO DO, AND GET DOWN BEHIND THE CARS. THEY HAD TO BE RUNNING OUTND A ABOUT TO DO THAT. NICOLE: PIERCE CALLED THOSE MEN BRAVE AND THANKS IF THEY WERE NOT THERE, THGSIN HAVE -- THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. TODD? TODD: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS IOWANS WAKE UP THIS MORNING, THEY’RE COMING TO TERMS WITH YET ANOTHER SAFE SPACE BECOMING THE TARGET OF VIOLENCE. AINIGN OF STRENGTH, CORNERSTONES CONGREGATION IS PLANNING TO COME TOGETHER LATER THIS MORNING. AT 1000: THIS MORNING THE CHURCH WILL HOLD A PRAYER SERVICE TO HELP THEIR MEMBERS GET THROUGH THIS TRAGEDY. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND IN PERSON. THEER IS AN OPTION TO JOIN ONLINE VIA THE CHURCH LIVESTREAM. YOU CAN FIND THAT AT CORNERSTONE LIFE.COM/LIVE. AMONG THOSE OFFERING SUPPORT IS GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS. SHE SAYS HER HUSBAND AND SHE ARE GRIEVING ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY. SHE ALSO SAYS "WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AND WE LEARN MORE, WE ASK THAT IOWANS PRAY FORHE T VICTIMS AND TIRHE FAMILIES, THE MEMBERS OF CORNERSTONE CHURCH, AND THE ENTIRE AMES COMMUNITY." ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, PROGRESS IOWISA ASKING POLITICIANS FOR A STRONGER RESPSEON THEIR STATEMENT READS IN PART "GOVERNOR REYNOLDS, SENATORS GRASSLEY AND ERNST, HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU WILLAK TE ACTION? WHAT YOU DO NOW WILL BE REMEMBERED BY EVERY IOWAN WHO JUST WANTS TO GO TO SCHOOL AND CHURCH WITHOUT FEARING FOR THEIR LIFE." WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE COMINONG THIS INVESTIGATION TODAY FROM THE STORY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THAT IS SET FOR 10:30 THIS MORNING AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN NEVADA, JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE WE ARE. KCCI IS SENDING A CREW THERE AND WE WILL KEEP YOU UDPATED TH ROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WE LEARN MORE. BEFORE WE TOSST I BACK, WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THERE IS NO THREAT RHTIG NOW TO ANYBODY IN THIS AREA.