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Police charge Cedar Rapids man for role in Iowa City Ped Mall shooting
Investigation ongoing as police search for others involved
UPDATE: Pleaded guilty to lesser charges
Andre Roberts Jr. in February 2022 pleaded guilty to lesser charges. The attempted murder charge, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime and person ineligible to carry dangerous weapons charges were all dismissed. Roberts pleaded guilty to willful injury causing bodily injury and reckless use of a firearm causing bodily injury — both Class D felonies — and reckless use of a firearm causing property damage. He was sentenced to seven years in prison less time already served in jail.
Iowa City police charged Andre Roberts Jr., 19, of Cedar Rapids after police said he fired several shots at the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on July 25.
He was charged with attempted murder, use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and carrying dangerous weapons while being ineligible to do so.
Police said the shooter fired several shots in an alley behind the Fieldhouse bar at about 1:10 a.m., striking a 24-year-old woman and 17-year-old man. Both sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The shooting occurred hours after the Iowa City Downtown Block Party concluded.
Police said the investigation into the shooting continues as it searches for others involved.
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Iowa City police investigate a shots-fired incident on the Ped Mall early Sunday morning, July 25, 2021. (Nick Rohlman/Freelance for The Gazette)
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