Hunter
02/04/23
Cedar Rapids police have made an arrest in a murder case from last month.
On the evening of January 8th, officers responded to the 5500 block of Kirkwood Boulevard SW after receiving a report of an individual being shot. Officers located a vehicle off the roadway in the 5600 block of Kirkwood Boulevard SW with an unresponsive male driver suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. The male victim, 22-year-old Mohammed Tawfik, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
On Friday, The United States Marshal’s Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force arrested 21-year-old Paris Diamond in Cedar Rapids and arrested him on outstanding warrants for 1st Degree Murder, 1st degree Robbery, Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon and Going Armed with Intent.
Diamond is in the Linn County Jail and could be sentenced to life in prison without parole if convicted on the murder charge. Authorities say their investigation into the incident is ongoing.