One dead in Cedar Rapids stabbing

Aug. 26, 2022 10:23 am, Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 1:24 pm

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a Thursday night stabbing that left one person dead.

Police were called to Cedar Valley Townhomes at 3000 J St. SW just before 10 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the police department.

Cordaro Griffin, 34, was found outside an apartment with a stab wound in his chest. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

Witnesses to the stabbing cooperated with investigators, and police believe there is no active threat to the public, according to the release.

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A Cedar Rapids police car. (The Gazette file photo)

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