Articles Tagged: Stabbing

A Cedar Rapid man and his wife had a previous run in with Devonna Walker in December and he should have known using a racial slur would provoke a violent response.

A coalition of Cedar Rapids activist groups, which has organized protests and meetings in response to the fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker in January, has issued a statement in response to a statement issued last week about the case by Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks.

Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks released a video Friday afternoon stating that he expects to make a decision regarding charges in the fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker by the end of February.

A town hall event was held Sunday to discuss concerns surrounding the fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker and how, organizers say, it plays into the larger issue of how Black people are treated in the justice system.

A coalition of local activist groups will host a town hall meeting Sunday at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, in order to raise awareness and discuss concerns surrounding the fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker, a Black woman, on Jan. 3.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department announced Friday that they had completed their investigation into the fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker and forwarded their investigation materials to the Linn County Attorney.

Protesters outside the Cedar Rapids Police Department sought justice for Devonna Walker, a Cedar Rapids woman who died from a stabbing on Jan. 3.

A Cedar Rapids man charged with attempted murder is accused of stabbing another man because the man was with the suspect’s ex-girlfriend, according to court documents.

A Center Point-Urbana High School student has been charged with willful injury causing serious injury after he stabbed another Center Point-Urbana student at Vinton-Shellsburg High School on Monday evening.

A Cedar Rapids woman who claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing of boyfriend was found guilty of lesser charge last week. She faces 5 years for involuntary manslaughter.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a Thursday night stabbing that left one person dead.

Police found the man after responding to a report of a fight and potential stabbing.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Thursday on a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a woman, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

A 26-year-old Cedar Rapids man stabbed his 65-year-old father in the stomach early Friday during an argument, police said. The son was arrested on possible charges of attempted murder, willful injury and assault-domestic abuse.

Officers were dispatched to hospital where men arrived with wounds and to call about a fight at around the same time