*Updated with incident details*
Law enforcement confirm this (Tuesday) morning that Rodney Eugene Long, a suspect in Sunday night’s shooting and pursuit is dead. No one else was seriously injured in the incident that resulted in Long’s death.
Law enforcement extends its thanks to the citizens in and around Taylor County for their vigilance during the day and a long search for the suspect.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety announced that Rodney Long was shot to death early Tuesday after breaking into the home of 71-year old Jerome Mauderly. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Mitch Mortveldt says Mauderly shot Long with a shotgun in the kitchen of the home he shares with his wife, Karen. Long broke into the home around 10:15-p.m. Monday.
Shortly after 2:00-a.m. Karen Mauderly called 911 to tell authorities her husband had shot Long.
Authorities had been searching for Long since Sunday night, when the fugitive shot and wounded a deputy.