Updated: Marshalltown Police Investigating Death Of Former School Employee

(Marshalltown, IA) — Authorities are investigating the apparent suicide of a man late last week, who evidently shot himself when Marshalltown police showed up to arrest him at his house in Ames. Marshalltown police were in Ames to serve an arrest warrant on the man on sexual exploitation and inappropriate sexual contact between a former Marshalltown school employee and a former student. Police heard a gunshot and found a body in the basement. It is the third related incident of sexual exploitation between an employee of the Marshalltown Community School District and students reported over the last couple of weeks. Marshalltown police say the three incidents are NOT related.