1/8/2006

 

 

I spoke with the Louisa County Dispatch Supervisor this morning, Sherry Crooks, who was working on Friday when they received a call that one of their own (jailer/dispatcher) Kirk Massey of Wapello had been involved in a shooting. The shooting is being investigated as a murder/suicide involving his 22 year old girlfriend and their 4 year old child, Evan Massey. All were pronounced dead en route to the hospital.

 

Sherry stated that she worked with Kirk this last week and saw no indications something was wrong.  He has worked there for several years, and they are all working on auto-pilot. I offered staff to help work for the funeral and Joe from Muscom has already stepped up and taken care of that.

 

Please send well wishes and thoughts their way this week, it has been a difficult weekend and continues to be a difficult week. Sherry’s email is dispatchsupervisor58@yahoo.com and their address is:

 

Louisa County SO

P.O. Box 254

503 Franklin St.

Wapello, Iowa 52653

 

Thanks!

Cara Sorrells

Washington County  

 

 

 

Here are links to two copyrighted Des Moines Register articles:

 

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060107/NEWS01/601070332

 

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060108/NEWS01/601080325&SearchID=73232064644712