Cedar Rapids police investigating gunshots fired at passing car

CEDAR RAPIDS — Police are investigating reports that two men fired at a passing car Tuesday evening in the Wellington Heights neighborhood and ran away before authorities arrived.

Police said they received a report just after 5 p.m. about gunshots being fired in the 1500 block of Fourth Avenue SE. Witnesses told officers who arrived at the scene they saw two young men firing several rounds at a passing car.

Police said no injuries were found there. But they did find shell casings and a bullet entry point into a car nearby.

Police asked that anyone who has knowledge about the event to call them at 319-286-5491. Also, if you have information about this or any other unsolved case, call Linn County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-272-7463. You may remain anonymous.