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Police ID teen shot to death on Cedar Rapids street

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April 23rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (The Gazette) — Police in Cedar Rapids have identified a person found shot to death on a city street as a local teenager. The Gazette reports that the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, when police were called to the area about a block north of Cleveland Park. Arriving officers found a male, later identified as 16-year-old Judeah Dawson, suffering from several gunshot wounds. Police say Dawson died at the scene. No arrests had been reported by Thursday morning. Dawson’s death marked the fourth homicide in Cedar Rapids this year.