Lang
7/30/22
The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation is looking into an officer-involved shooting in Cedar Rapids.
According to a DCI news release, at approximately 3:52 Saturday morning, Cedar Rapids police conducted a vehicle stop for erratic driving in the 2200 block of Glass Road NE. The driver brandished a firearm, and gunfire was exchanged between the driver and two Cedar Rapids police officers. The driver sustained gunshot injures and is currently being treated at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The police officers were not injured.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department requested the DCI’s assistance to investigate the incident.
The DCI says the name of the injured subject will not be released at this time, pending notification of family. The names of the police officers will also not be released at this time.