An Iowa man is accused of killing 3 people with a metal pipe

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A man is accused of killing three people and seriously injuring a fourth by attacking them with a metal pipe at a rural Iowa home, authorities said Thursday.

Authorities were still investigating what led to the attack, but Sheriff Brian Gardner said in a news release that one of the possible motives was that the crime could be made into a movie. He did not elaborate.

Luke Truesdell, 34, of Marion, was charged Thursday with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, Linn County Prosecutor Nick Maybanks said. It was not immediately clear if Truesdell has an attorney. He didn’t have a phone number listed.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office found the victims after being called to a home about 12 miles (19 kilometers) north of Cedar Rapids on Wednesday.

Gardner identified those killed as Romondus Lamar Cooper, 44, of Cedar Rapids, Keonna Victoria Ryan, 26, of Cedar Rapids, and Amanda Sue Parker, 33, of Vinton, Iowa. Brent Anthony Brown, 34, survived but is in critical condition, the sheriff said.