Rural Springville Shooting Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide

The shooting deaths of two women in rural Linn County a month ago has been ruled a murder-suicide.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says they have completed their investigation into the shooting that happened on February 28th at 2561 Jordan’s Grove Road in rural Springville. Authorities received a call of the shooting around 9:30 am and, when they arrived at the scene, they found two women dead from gunshot wounds. 

Crime scene evidence and witness interviews show that 43-year old Karie Jane Mayfield shot and killed her mother, 68-year old Debra Nadine Mayfield and then killed herself. Both women lived at the home where the shooting happened. 

The Sheriff’s Office has not released a motive for the shooting.