Thursday 18th April 2024

AMES POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE PERSON FOUND DEAD IN AN AMES APARTMETN.  SHE’S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 20-YEAR OLD EMMA TIMMER OF AMES, AN IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT.  TIMMER’S BODY WAS FOUND BY AMES POLICE WEDNESDAY.  THERE IS NO WORD ON THE CAUSE OF DEATH, AND AUTHORITIES ARE AWAITING AUTOPSY RESULTS.  AMES POLICE ARE ASSISTING IOWA STATE IN HELPING STUDENTS AFFECTED BY TIMMER’S DEATH, AND POLICE MAINTAIN THERE IS NO THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.