Shooting leaves 1 dead in southeast Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS — A 23-year-old man died Sunday after being shot in southeast Cedar Rapids.

The shooting was reported to police at 12:06 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of First Avenue in southeast Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

When officers arrived, they found a victim outside the address suffering from gunshot wounds, the news release states. He was given immediate medical attention and transported to a local hospital, where he died.

The name of the man has not yet been released.

A news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department states that the shooting “appears to be a targeted incident.” Anyone with information about it is asked to call Cedar Rapids police at 319-286-5491.