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A Cedar Rapids man who was killed by police Monday after leading officers on a car chase has been identified as 20-year-old Michael Griffin by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

The passenger that got out of a vehicle that led Cedar Rapids Police on a chase ending in a shootout Monday morning was a juvenile, according to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

Delaware County Attorney says deputy’s actions “reasonable under the circumstances of the moment, to not only protect his own life, but also the lives of nearby citizens.”

The family of a 16-year-old who was killed by Des Moines police in December 2022 has filed a lawsuit arguing that the teen never pointed a gun at officers and police should have had better training in de-escalation.

A Coralville man, originally charged with attempted murder, pleads to lesser charges in July 4 shooting in Iowa City. He faces 25 years in prison.

A Cedar Rapids man, who fired multiple shots with pellet gun at a neighbor’s house and additional shots at the police officers who responded, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.

A Door Dash delivery driver who was killed in October in a targeted shooting in Cedar Rapids had been shot six times by the time he died, according to a criminal complaint against Cameron Leonard, one of the alleged shooters.

Cedar Rapids Police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened early Monday morning in southwest Cedar Rapids.

A man from East Dubuque. Ill., who was shot and injured by a Delaware County deputy last week after authorities say he killed a Fareway employee in Monticello, had his first appearance in court Saturday over a video call from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics where he is being treated, according to Monticello police.

A man who was injured in a deadly shooting last month at an apartment complex’s parking lot was arrested Thursday and faces a first-degree murder charge over one of the two people killed.

A 15-year-old was waived in adult court for attempting to kill a 17-year-old when a fight broke out during a basketball game in August. The 15-year-old fired 11 times at the other teen, striking him 4 times.

An East Dubuque man was shot Tuesday by a Delaware County Deputy who was attempting to take the man into custody in relation to the fatal shooting of a Fareway employee in Monticello.

A Cedar Rapids woman has been arrested on charges that she shot herself in the leg and lied to police about where the gunshot came from.

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The man identified as a person of interest in a mass killing in Maine is a firearms instructor trained by the military and was recently committed to a mental health facility, according to a state police bulletin.

A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with murder in relation to the shooting death of another man Thursday night.