Two killed in Cedar Rapids shooting

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More than a dozen shots rang out from the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. About 100 people streamed out of the crowded bar as police officers who were responding to an earlier incident outside the club rushed in to help. Authorities said a man and a woman were killed, and 10 other people sustained injuries.

Any word on the suspects? Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman said the two shooters likely escaped as the crowd emptied from the nightclub. Investigators have not uncovered a motive but believe one of the victims was targeted. Police have not reported any arrests.

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Onize Oduah

Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.

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