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Iowa Falls Police Dept.: Update on Death Investigation

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November 11th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa Falls, IA) – The Iowa Falls Police Department, late Monday, issued an update with regard to a shooting Sunday inside an Iowa Falls home that left three people dead and another injured. In their press release, authorities said that at approximately 3:58 a.m. Sunday, authorities received a report of multiple people unresponsive at a home in Iowa Falls. Upon arrival, authorities found three individuals dead from gunshot wounds.

Police say 45-year-old Shawn Bean, of Iowa Falls, shot two individuals and then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The two victims who died were identified as 42-year-old Jessica Bennett, of Iowa Falls, and 51-year-old Alan Karalius, of Garner.

Police say one person was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The survivor has not been identified at this time. The shooting was the result of a domestic incident, according to police.

The investigation is ongoing.