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Joseph Hopkins

Case from Mapleton, IA dated Jan 31, 2020

Victim Details

Joseph Hopkins

Male

White / Caucasian

Mapleton

IA

2020-01-31

16

Joseph

Hopkins

06/23/2026

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In the small town of Mapleton, Iowa, the life of 16-year-old Joseph Hopkins, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short on the night of January 31, 2020. On that evening, the Mapleton Police Department and emergency medical services were dispatched to a residence at 306 South 5th Street following a 911 call reporting a shooting. Inside the detached garage of the home, they discovered Joseph Hopkins, who had sustained a fatal injury.

An autopsy later conducted by the Iowa Office of the Sta ...
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  • Sioux City Journal: Authorities ID victim in Mapleton shooting
  • Police investigate fatal shooting in northwest Iowa
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