Port Angeles Shooting: Jordan, Darrell Iverson Identified In Washington Triple Homicide

Police found three bodies in a residential property in Port Angeles, Washington, after family members of the occupants of the house called officials to conduct a welfare check.

Initially, the bodies of Darrell C. Iverson, 57, and his son Jordan D. Iverson, 27 were discovered at the property located at Bear Meadow Lane in Port Angeles at about 4:15 p.m. EST Monday. The corpses were on the yard, covered with a tarp and various other debris, Peninsula Daily News reported.

The body of a third unidentified woman was found in the shed later on. Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict confirmed that more than a dozen shots were fired at the location.

“This is a horrific crime that needs to be solved,” Benedict said. “In the process of sweeping… they found a third victim in a locked outbuilding that was close to the main building. The scene is still being processed.”

The deputies were called by the family members of the people living in the house as they grew concerned after not hearing from their relatives since Christmas. Although the deputies discovered the two bodies Monday, they decided to the wait till daybreak on Tuesday to scan the rest of the property.

“The scene was secured by Clallam County deputies for the night,” the sheriff said.

The State Patrol set up a drone facility to map the area in order to assist the investigators.

“We had to wait for the State Patrol to get there to organize enough individuals to do an effective search and use the advantage of daylight,” Staff Sgt. John Keegan said. “You don’t want to miss things in a case like this.”

On Tuesday morning, the scene was inspected by officials from the State Patrol Crime Lab, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, Port Angeles Police Department, Sequim Police Department and Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team. After the discovery of the third victim, Benedict had expressed concern that there might be more bodies but a thorough sweep confirmed late in the day that there were no more bodies at the property.

The victims are believed to have been killed on or before Dec. 26, as footage from a neighbor’s dash cam showed the corpses first appeared on the property on that date. The timeline of the homicides would also explain the relatives’ account of events.

The sheriff also added that while the police believed the homicide suspect was at large, he did not believe he or she was a serial killer or that the public was in any danger. It also appeared the shooter knew the victims beforehand and that there had been an active attempt from him or her to hide the bodies.

“The way that the scene presents itself, it appears it was done by somebody who is or was known to all three of the victims,” Benedict said. “The public always has to be alert, but this doesn’t appear to be a serial killer.”

Authorities believe the shooter used only one firearm to carry out the multiple homicides. The gun had not been found yet.

Benedict added officials were looking at multiple “persons of interest” although the police have not released any details about the potential suspects. The name of the third victim, undetermined as of yet, will be released after her next of kin has been notified.