IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) -Iowa City Police responded to the Clock Tower Parking Ramp at 11:45 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Iowa Avenue and Gilbert Street after nearby officers heard multiple shots fired. Officers found an adult man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the sidewalk adjacent to the parking ramp on the Iowa Avenue side. The man was taken to a hospital for serious injuries. Officials say the suspect was last seen fleeing the area on foot with several other people involved in an altercation before the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact Iowa City Police. A Hawk Alert went out to the University of Iowa community at 11:58 p.m. Saturday. Additional alerts from the university said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident but encouraged people to remain aware of their surroundings and to avoid the area.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Just before 3 a.m. Sunday morning, Joint Communication Agency Dispatch received calls concerning a car accident in the 2100 block of Williams Boulevard Southwest. At the scene, officers found 2 damaged cars and 5 occupants. After the initial investigation, police suspect that a Dodge Caliber had been traveling eastbound on Williams when it spun out of control and hit a Toyota Rav 4 that was heading west. The Dodge Caliber’s 23-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A 29-year-old passenger who had been inside the Dodge Caliber died after treatment in a hospital. The three people in the Toyota Rav 4 sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries due to the accident and were taken to a local hospital for treatment. The Cedar Rapids Police is asking that any witnesses or people with video footage of the accident to contact them at 319-286-5491. The accident is currently under investigation.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The driver of a vehicle was killed after it rolled along Interstate 380 on Friday night, according to law enforcement officials. At around 10:51 p.m., the Cedar Rapids Police Department was sent to a report of a crash on I-380 near the Seventh Street NE exit. Police said that witnesses described a vehicle, operated by Jessica Youngton, 19, of Cedar Rapids, that crossed several lanes of traffic, striking a guard rail and rolling until it stopped under Seventh Street’s bridge over the highway. Youngton was killed in the crash. No other injuries were reported by police. The highway’s northbound lanes were closed for multiple hours to allow for investigation and cleanup of the crash. The investigation is ongoing.
LISBON, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Rapids man is dead after a train hit a Mack truck in Lisbon. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the driver of the truck is identified as 47-year-old Todd Evans. It happened just after 1:30 Friday afternoon in the 120th block of 115th Street. The Iowa State Patrol says the truck was trying to cross the railroad when it was hit by the train. Two people on the train were not hurt.
