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Police: 10 to 15 rounds discharged during shots fired incident in southeast Cedar Rapids
Aug. 10, 2016 12:53 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS — Ten to 15 rounds were fired during a shots fired incident in southeast Cedar Rapids Tuesday night.
Cedar Rapids public safety spokesman Greg Buelow said officers responded to a report of a fight and shots fired near the intersection of 16th Street and Park Avenue SE around 7 p.m. Tuesday. There, officers learned the incident began as a fist fight between at least two people.
Eventually, the fight escalated to a shots fired incident during which 10 to 15 rounds were discharged.
No one was injured during the disturbance, but a parked car and home were both hit by bullets, Buelow said. No arrests have been made and the incident remains under investigation, Buelow said.
Shots fired August 9
The Cedar Rapids Police Department building in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, September 21, 2014. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)
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