On Friday, Muscatine County Iowa Attorney Alan R. Ostergren announced that a charge of murder in the first degree was filed against David J.S. Hatfield, 23, of Muscatine, Iowa, in the death of a former Rochelle resident.
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BLOOMINGTON, Iowa — On Friday, Muscatine County Iowa Attorney Alan R. Ostergren announced that a charge of murder in the first degree was filed against David J.S. Hatfield, 23, of Muscatine, Iowa, in the death of a former Rochelle resident.
On Oct. 16, the Muscatine County Joint Communications Center received a 911 call from Hatfield stating that his girlfriend had shot herself at the Saulbury Recreation Area in rural Muscatine County. The criminal complaint filed in Muscatine County Court alleges that in a subsequent interview, Hatfield admitted to having shot the victim and that he further admitted having fired a practice shot before doing so.
The victim, Kaitlyn Palmer, 18, of Muscatine, died at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Oct. 17. The cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head.