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Several rounds fired at ‘young male’ in southwest Cedar Rapids, police say
A church was damaged, but no injuries were reported
Sep. 16, 2021 10:17 am, Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 1:09 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS — A young male was shot at multiple times outside a church in southwest Cedar Rapids.
A bullet hit a window at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, 211 21st Ave. SW, just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, but the young male was not injured, Cedar Rapids police said.
Two people got out of a vehicle near the church and fired several shots at the young male, who was walking on J Street SW, police said.
The shooters and the young male who was targeted left the area before officers arrived. None of those individuals have been identified, and police are investigating.
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Saint Ludmila's Catholic Church, viewed from J Street SW, Cedar Rapids. (Google Street View image, July 2021)
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