Key facts
- Suspect Ryan Willis McFarland was involved in a shooting that killed six relatives.
- McFarland co-owned Little People Daycare & Preschool with one of his victims.
- A baby died in the care of the daycare center.
- The daycare was established in the early 2000s due to frustration over childcare options.
Ryan Willis McFarland, the suspect in a shooting that claimed the lives of six relatives in Iowa, also co-owned and operated a daycare center called Little People Daycare & Preschool from his Muscatine home. He ran the center with Lesa McFarland, one of the victims in the shooting. The daycare was established in the early 2000s because Lesa McFarland was reportedly frustrated with the limited childcare options available for her children. Court records indicate that a baby died while under the care of this daycare.