ICPD investigating suspicious death of UIHC employee
Lang
4/5/19
A woman found dead under what police call “suspicious” circumstances has been identified as an employee of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
According to an email sent to UIHC employees, the woman was 65-year-old JoEllen Browning, the UI Health Care Director for Operating Budgets
According to a news release, emergency responders were dispatched to Browning’s Green Mountain Drive residence just before 7am Friday for a report of an unresponsive female. Upon arrival, Browning was found inside the residence.
Police are treating the matter as a suspicious death, which is now under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, the ICPD, the Johnson County Attorney’s Office and the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Iowa City Police Department at 319-356-6800.
If this matter is determined to be a criminal act, Iowa City Area CrimeStoppers will offer a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact CrimeStoppers at 358-TIPS (8477) or at www.iccrimestoppers.org. All contacts are held in strict confidence and anonymity is guaranteed. Individuals providing information do not have to reveal their identity to collect a reward.
