Double murder suspect arrested after allegedly barricading himself in Iowa church

Iowa state police arrested a suspect accused of two homicides after he barricaded himself inside an Iowa church on Sunday, officers say.

Gage Walter, 27, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested resulting from his alleged involvement in a double murder in Nebraska after he led the Iowa State Patrol on a automotive chase that ended at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Winterset, Iowa, the place he surrendered after hours of negotiations, police stated.

Disaster negotiators have been current to assist with conversations between Walter and the officers, a tweet from the Iowa State Patrol said.

When trying to conduct a visitors cease at roughly 7:40 a.m., officers positioned Walter in a stolen automobile, at which level he drove off and led them from West Des Moines to Winterset, officers stated. Walter's automotive matched the stolen automobile listed in an Omaha Police Division press launch associated to the double murder, which prompted Iowa police to tug him over, WHO News reported.

Police responded to a name at 3 p.m. on Saturday to seek out Marceline Teeters, 93, and Linda Walter, 70, useless of their residence, Omaha police stated. Authorities discovered their deaths suspicious, however they offered no additional particulars.

Walter faces costs of possession of a stolen automobile and fleeing from police, and he could also be charged with housebreaking for getting into the church, West Des Moines Police Sgt. Jason Heintz instructed the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Omaha police will come to Iowa to research, Heintz stated.