Authorities said late Monday evening that an arrest had been made in connection with a fatal shooting incident early Monday morning, in Shenandoah. 34-year old Toby McCunn, of Red Oak, was taken into custody and held without bond in the Page County Jail on a Class-A felony charge of Murder in the 1st Degree, for the death of 33-year old Joshua Lyle Jordan. McCunn Tuesday (today) had his preliminary hearing date set for May 3rd.

Toby McCunn

An investigation and search for the suspect began after Shenandoah Police received a 9-1-1 call at around 4:45-a.m. Monday, with regard to a shooting that had just taken place at 901 Manti Street in Shenandoah. Responding officers located a deceased white male inside the residence who was later identified as Joshua Jordan.

Witnesses who called 911 and reported the shooting identified Toby McCunn as the shooter.  At around 2:07-p.m., McCunn was located at a residence in Shenandoah and taken into custody without further incident.  He was initially transported to the Shenandoah Medical Center to be treated for a leg injury, and later transported to the Page County Jail.

Authorities say an autopsy by the State Medical Examiner’s Office will be performed on Jordan at a later date. The investigation is ongoing, no other information will be released until the forensic autopsy has been completed.

Several Agencies are working the investigation, including: the Shenandoah Police Department, the Page County Sheriff’s Office, the Page County Attorney’s Office, Red Oak Police Department, Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Iowa State Patrol and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating.