Incident

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6-15-2019 Iowa West Des Moines 3-1

Location

June 15, 2019

Incident Address

West Des Moines, Iowa

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Lavanya Sunkara
Age: 41
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Prabhas Sunkara
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Suhas Sunkara
Age: 10
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Chandrasekhar Sunkara
Age: 44
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Murder/Suicide
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)
Domestic Violence

Notes

4 found killed in their home, when 4 other family members were visiting;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.kcci.com/article/police-id-4-people-found-dead-inside-west-des-moines-home/28047151

URL: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/06/15/west-des-moines-iowa-home-multiple-people-found-dead-police-investigation/1465853001/

URL: https://whotv.com/2019/06/17/deaths-of-family-of-four-in-west-des-moines-ruled-murder-suicide/

URL: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/06/17/west-des-moines-iowa-murder-suicide-shooting-deaths-four-family-members-found-dead-gunshot-wounds/1479829001/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 22
State House District: 44