Wounded man arrives at hospital Saturday after shots-fired incident in NW Cedar Rapids

A man with a gunshot wound arrived at a Cedar Rapids hospital Saturday shortly after police were dispatched to a shots-fired report, according to a Cedar Rapids Police Department news release.

At 12:23 p.m., officers were sent to the area of Ninth Street and D Avenue NW for a report of shots fired.

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Police found shell casings behind a house in the 500 block of Ninth Street NW. A nearby vehicle and a neighbor's shed were struck by gunfire, the release stated.

At 1:10 p.m., officers were notified that a man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound arrived at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital for treatment. Police believe the two events on Saturday afternoon are connected.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

It was the second shooting in as many days for the city.

On Friday, police were called to a shots-fired incident at an apartment complex in southwest Cedar Rapids, where property damage was found. Police said a juvenile male showed up at a hospital for treatment, shortly after that shots-fired incident was reported.