According to KIMT,

Around 2:15 a.m., officers responded to 1620 North Hampshire Ave. to investigate a report of a shooting. Cerro Gordo County deputies and the Mason City Fire Department also responded. They found Melinda Kavars and Caleb Christensen dead inside the home, according to a Police Department news release.

Police have already arrested a suspect. A 30-year-old man from Lake Mills, Peter Veal, was taken in to the Cerro Gordo County Jail after a short chase on foot. The charge is first-degree murder.

According to KIMT, Veal has a record.

 

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