'Female victim’ struck by bullet while in her Bever Avenue home

A “female victim” was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries after an errant bullet struck her inside her home.

According to a media release from the Cedar Rapids police, officers responded at 4:10 p.m. Thursday for a call of shots fired in the 1500 block of Bever Avenue SE. As officers arrived, they found “a female victim who had been struck by an errant bullet while inside her home,” according to the release. Police say the woman was transported to a hospital and her injury does not appear to be life-threatening.

Police say investigators are processing evidence and interviewing possible witnesses to determine why the shooting happened and who may have been responsible.

Police are also asking for witnesses to come forward and for anyone with security camera footage to reach out to investigators at 319-286-5491.

There is an active, ongoing investigation. No further details will be released at this time.