Story Country Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald said Whitlatch came to the church with the intent to kill his ex-girlfriend Eden Montang. “Our hearts break for all involved, and we are praying for everyone affected, especially the family of the victims,” the church said in the statement. The two victims, Montang and Flores, were friends and students at Iowa State University, the sheriff said.Ībout 80 other students - from ISU and nearby high schools - were inside the megachurch at the time of the shooting, he added. Investigators also found an AR-15 rifle, which wasn’t used in the shooting, when they executed a search warrant on Whitlatch’s home. Jonathan Whitlatch was due in court over charges he harassed his ex-girlfriend Eden Montang. “He was there for a specific purpose, which he accomplished,” Fitzgerald said. Investigators believe Whitlatch’s intent was to kill Montang, the sheriff added. The sheriff said a search of Whitlatch’s truck after Thursday’s shooting found a receipt from a West Des Moines store that showed he bought the ammunition an hour before the shooting. Iowa church shooter Jonathan Whitlatch fatally shot his ex-girlfriend Eden Montang and her friend Vivian Flores at Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa. Whitlatch had been released on bond the same day he was arrested and was scheduled to face court on June 10, authorities said. The double murder-suicide came just days after Whitlatch was arrested on May 31 for harassing Montang and for impersonating a police officer.ĭetails about the allegations against Whitlatch in that case weren’t immediately available, according to authorities. The 33-year-old then fatally shot himself with his 9mm handgun, Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald said. Jonathan Whitlatch pulled up in a pickup truck and shot dead his ex-girlfriend Eden Montang, 22, and her friend Vivian Flores, 21, as they were arriving for a youth ministry service at the Cornerstone Church in Ames Thursday night.
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