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Two Hurt After Three Gun Incidents in Cedar Rapids Sunday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Two people were taken to the hospital after three incidents involving guns Sunday.
Police responded just before 5 p.m. to the 300 block of 16th Street SE. Authorities say no one was hurt, but officers did stop one vehicle while investigating what happened. They took four people into custody, but no charges had been filed as of 3 a.m. Monday.
Around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and 18th Street SE.
Police reported finding three shell casings in a yard on 18th Street, and said a male was shot in the leg. Paramedics took him to the hospital.
The latest shooting was reported at 2105 North Towne Court NE at 10:05 p.m. Sunday. Police say one person had a graze wound from a bullet but refused treatment. No arrests have been made in connection to this shooting.
Investigators are still looking into all three incidents.
Police respond to a shooting at the corner of Fourth Avenue SE and 18th Street in Cedar Rapids on Sunday evening, July 20, 2014. One male was shot in the leg. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG-TV9)
A gunshot victim is carried to the ambulance as police respond to a shooting at the corner of Fourth Avenue SE and 18th Street in Cedar Rapids on Sunday evening, July 20, 2014. One male was shot in the leg. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG-TV9)
Police respond to a shooting at the corner of Fourth Avenue SE and 18th Street in Cedar Rapids on Sunday evening, July 20, 2014. One male was shot in the leg. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG-TV9)
Police search a yard on 18th Street SE while responding to a shooting at the corner of Fourth Avenue SE and 18th Street in Cedar Rapids on Sunday evening, July 20, 2014. One male was shot in the leg. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG-TV9)
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