Teen killed in Cedar Rapids shooting Wednesday night

CEDAR RAPIDS — A 17-year-old boy was killed Wednesday night in a shooting in northeast Cedar Rapids, according to Cedar Rapids police, who didn’t announce that any arrests had been made over the incident.

Police responded at 10:09 p.m. to the 3500 block of Oakland Road NE after 911 callers reported hearing a disturbance and one gunshot.

Officers found the teen suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in his upper torso. He was treated on-scene and transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

The name of the victim has not yet been released.

Investigators are asking any witnesses or anyone with video of the area to contact the police department at (319) 286-5491.

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