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Boy injured in Cedar Rapids shooting
Mar. 14, 2022 3:04 pm, Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 1:00 pm
A Cedar Rapids police car. (Gazette file photo)
CEDAR RAPIDS — A juvenile was injured Sunday evening after a shooting in the 1600 block of Seventh Avenue SE.
Police responded to the area at 7:24 p.m. and found a boy suffering from a gunshot wound in his lower back. He was found on the enclosed porch of a house in the area, according to a news release from Cedar Rapids police.
The boy was taken to a hospital for treatment. Police described his injuries as serious but not life-threatening.
A suspect has not yet been identified. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at (319) 286-5491 or Linn County Crime Stoppers at 1-(800) 272-7463.
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