(Radio Iowa) – A south central Iowa man is in custody after a fatal shooting in Appanoose County. Appanoose County Sheriff Gary Anderson says deputies were dispatched to rural Mystic and encountered two gunshot victims, 62-year-old Randy Walker, and his son, 36-year-old Destry Walker. The elder Walker was airlifted to a hospital in Des Moines where his status remains unknown. Destry died at the scene.

After launching an investigation with the assistance of the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, authorities were notified of a motorcycle accident and an altercation approximately five miles from the scene of the shooting. Officials searched the area of the crash and found 51-year-old Robert Barrell hiding in the weeds.

Based on information from the scene of the shooting and the accident, Barrell was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder. He is currently in the Appanoose County Jail.