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On October 7, 2026, Andrew Darrick Tanaka, a 27-year-old man from West Des Moines, Iowa, opened fire on vehicles traveling northbound on Interstate 35 in Warren County, wounding one woman and firing at two other cars. After being arrested, Tanaka told police he “had to kill people today.” He faces four counts of attempted murder for the incident that led authorities to close the interstate for several hours while they investigated.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Monday afternoon around 3:31pm, authorities in Warren County, Iowa received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire along northbound Interstate 35. Andrew Darrick Tanaka, a 27-year-old from West Des Moines, was arrested and charged with four counts of attempted murder for the incident. According to court documents, Tanaka told police he "had to kill people today" after being taken into custody. During the shooting spree, Tanaka allegedly caught up to a Subaru Outback and fired at least two rounds through its driver's side window, hitting the female driver in her left shoulder. Prior to this incident, a black BMW had passed both Tanaka’s vehicle (a black Chevrolet Equinox) and the Subaru. The Warren County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case further.
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Driver opens fire on strangers along major US interstate, tells cops he ‘had to kill people today’
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An Iowa man accused of opening fire on passing vehicles along an interstate and wounding a woman allegedly made a chilling admission to police after his arrest, according to court documents.
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Andrew Darrick Tanaka, 27, of West Des Moines, faces four counts of attempted murder in Monday afternoon’s shootings along Interstate 35 in Warren County, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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After being taken into custody, Tanaka allegedly told law enforcement, “I had to kill people today,” according to a criminal complaint and affidavit filed Tuesday in Warren County District Court.
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The incident began around 3:31 p.m. Monday when authorities received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire along the northbound lanes of I-35.
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Tanaka was driving a black Chevrolet Equinox when a woman driving a black BMW passed him on the interstate, according to the affidavit.
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The BMW then passed a Subaru Outback.
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BMW → pass → Outback
Investigators allege Tanaka caught up to the Subaru and fired at least two rounds through the driver’s side window, striking the woman behind the wheel in her left shoulder.
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He then allegedly caught up to the BMW and fired another round through its driver’s side window.
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Tanaka continued north before rear-ending a gray Nissan Altima carrying two people, according to the affidavit.
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When the Nissan’s occupants stopped to check on him, Tanaka allegedly got out of his vehicle with a handgun and fired at least one round into the car’s windshield.
Deputies from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, officers from the West Des Moines Police Department and Iowa State Patrol troopers responded to reports of gunfire near mile marker 56.
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Officers found the wounded woman and several vehicles that appeared to have been struck by gunfire.
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that → find → gunfire
The woman was taken to a hospital with injuries that authorities said did not appear to be life-threatening.
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authorities → take → injuries
Police later found Tanaka along the interstate after his vehicle became disabled after the collision.
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He was standing on the shoulder of the highway holding a handgun when officers arrived, according to the affidavit.
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Tanaka was taken into custody without further incident.
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Tanaka → take → incident
The shootings prompted authorities to shut down the interstate for several hours while investigators processed the scene.
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investigators → prompt → scene
Tanaka was booked into the Warren County Jail on four counts of attempted murder.
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Tanaka → book → murder
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the shootings.
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