DCI Charges Suspect with Murder in the First Degree

What this means

LAKE VIEW, Iowa - At approximately 10:27AM, August 2, 2026, the Sac County Emergency Communication Center received a 911 call about a shooting in a residence on East Shore Drive in Lake View. When officers and EMS arrived, they located a deceased female. The victim has been identified as Rylie-Shea Muhlbauer (27) of Manning, Iowa.

Official release

Source material from Iowa Department of Public Safety. The wording below is the issuer’s statement.

DCI Charges Suspect with Murder in the First Degree

Monday, August 3, 2026

Press Release

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August 3, 2026

LAKE VIEW, Iowa - At approximately 10:27AM, August 2, 2026, the Sac County Emergency Communication Center received a 911 call about a shooting in a residence on East Shore Drive in Lake View. When officers and EMS arrived, they located a deceased female.

The victim has been identified as Rylie-Shea Muhlbauer (27) of Manning, Iowa.

Joshua Lehman (27) of Shenandoah, Iowa, was taken into custody and has been charged with Murder in the First Degree, a Class A Felony.

The case is being investigated by the Lake View Police Department, the Sac County Sheriff’s Office, the Sac County Attorney’s Office, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

This is an ongoing investigation, and no further details are being released at this time

Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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Darrell Simmons, Special Agent In Charge

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