Emma Jean Chadwick was 20 when she was shot multiple times outside MercyOne Clinton Medical Center on the early morning of Monday, July 3, 2023. She was critically injured, transferred to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and died of her wounds on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

Investigators identified 39-year-old Randy Allen Jackson as a suspect. Law enforcement located Jackson at his residence, and an officer-involved shooting occurred; Jackson was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The reports also say another adult male was shot and wounded in a related incident outside the same hospital late on Sunday.

Emma is described as gentle, loyal and close to her mother, looking forward to a nephew’s birth and enjoying music and walks. Her family and community were left mourning a sudden, violent loss.

If anyone has information about the shooting or remembers events around MercyOne Clinton Medical Center that weekend, please come forward.