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NE IA man arrested in hit-and-run death of teen in Waterloo

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March 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A northeast Iowa man is jailed after an apparent hit-and-run accident in Waterloo that left a teen dead.  Police say 22-year-old Brandon Gordon of Evansdale turned himself in Tuesday afternoon in connection with the death of 16-year-old Tayshaun Jenkins. Gordon is now charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury or fatality accident. Officers found Jenkins lying face down on a sidewalk Sunday morning and called his death suspicious. He was a student at East High School in Waterloo.