DECORAH, IOWA – Emergency calls alerted law enforcement near Decorah of shots fired, and an investigation found two people dead as a result.
At approximately 6:36 pm on October 16, 2016 the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office began receiving 911 calls reporting multiple shots fired in the area of Dogwood Road in Winneshiek County just outside of Decorah. When the deputy arrived on scene, he located two deceased individuals with gunshot wounds at 2472 Dogwood Road. Through the course of the investigation with the assistance of multiple local and state agencies including the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), it was determined that the deceased individuals were Craig Freilinger age 55 of Decorah and Sarah Szabo age 41 of Decorah. The relationship of the two deceased individuals was recently separated boyfriend/girlfriend.
The victims have been transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Des Moines where an autopsy will be conducted. We are currently not looking for any other suspects at this time and have no reason to believe the public is in any danger.
No further information will be released until the autopsy has been completed.
So, a murder, suicide?