Howard Heun

How they died

Suicide

Officers responded to a farm shortly before 8 p.m. after receiving two 911 calls first reporting that Howard Huen was being attacked by his son, Rodney Huen, 34, and then stating that Howard Huen had shot his son. An officer found Rodney Huen's body in the driveway. Howard Huen allegedly shot at the officer, but he wasn't hit. Police summoned the Storm Lake tactical team. As tactical officers approached the house, they said they noticed fires starting in multiple locations inside the home. As they moved closer, Howard Huen allegedly opened fire on them. Autopsy results indicated that Howard Huen was struck multiple times by police bullets, but the cause of death was said to be a small-caliber handgun wound to the head that did not come from police weapons.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Howard Heun, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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