Cedar Rapids shots fired incident sends Noelridge swimmers to safe housing

CEDAR RAPIDS — Swimmers at Noelridge Aquatic Center in northeast Cedar Rapids were taken into safe housing on-site Wednesday after reports of shots being fired nearby.

Police received a report of shots fired in the 4000 block of Richmond Road NE at 4:41 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release. Officers arrived on scene and witnesses described three minor males involved in an altercation that ended in a single gunshot being fired.

The release states the individuals fled before officers arrived. No injuries or property damage had been reported as of Wednesday evening.

Noelridge Aquatic Center, which is about a block from the location of the shots fired, was “secured by staff,” and swimmers were taken into safe housing on site until police indicated all was clear, the release states. The pool was scheduled to reopen at 6:30 for normal operations.

The incident appears to have been a targeted event, the release states, and there is “no evident threat” of public safety.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police are asking witnesses to come forward with information by calling Linn County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-272-7463.