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Man killed in Cedar Rapids stabbing identified
Jul. 29, 2022 10:01 am, Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 2:33 pm
Cedar Rapids — The Cedar Rapids Police Department has identified the man killed in a stabbing Wednesday as Christopher Anson, 52.
Police were called Wednesday afternoon to the 1500 block of Fifth Avenue SE, where they found Anson, of Cedar Rapids, on the floor of an apartment building common area with a stab wound in his chest.
Police began CPR, but Anson was declared dead at the scene.
Two males were transported to the police department for interviews, according to a news release.
Police said the attack was not random and the public is not considered at risk. The investigation continues, police said, and no further details will be released at this time.
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A Cedar Rapids police car. (Gazette file photo)
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