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Oakland murder victim identified

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April 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County have identified a woman who was shot and killed early Tuesday morning, in Oakland. Sheriff Jeff Danker says 64-year old Patricia Kinkade-Dorsey, from rural Cass County, died from injuries she suffered when she was shot at around 3-a.m. Tuesday.

63-year old Robert Reynolds, Jr., of Oakland faces a charge of 1st Degree Murder in connection with the incident. Reynolds remains in the Pottawattamie County Jail on $1-million bond. His preliminary hearing was set for April 18th. According to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday, Reynolds allegedly told law enforcement officers during an interview that he had a verbal confrontation with a woman in the kitchen of his Oakland residence at 303 Brown Street, before shooting her multiple times with a semi-automatic handgun.

Kinkade-Dorsey was described by authorities as being a family friend. According to reports,  she was headed to Eppley Airfield to go on a trip and was staying with Reynolds and his wife for the night. Authorities say alcohol and an argument are believed to have played a role in the shooting. Reynolds was taken into custody after a brief stand-off with law enforcement.

There were three other persons in the home when the incident occurred, including Reynolds’ wife, and two family members under the age of 18. The incident was the first homicide investigation that occurred in Oakland in more than seven years. This case is believed to be the first murder in Oakland since the November 2006 killing of 24-year-old April Corter of Red Oak, whose body was found in a well near the community.