Cedar Rapids man facing murder charge after fatal shooting

Feb. 15, 2023 3:36 pm, Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 7:21 am

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday after a fatal shooting Wednesday morning.

Brannon Johnson, 21, is facing a charge of first-degree murder, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Police were called at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday to the 2100 block of Buckingham Dr. NW, where they found Jorge Maldonado-Vasquez, 27, with gunshot wounds.

Maldonado-Vasquez, of Cedar Rapids, was taken to a hospital and later declared deceased.

A criminal complaint, with more information about the shooting and charges, has not yet been filed.

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Brannon Johnson, 21, is accused of shooting a man to death Wednesday morning.

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