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Maurice Brown

Case from Cedar Rapids, IA dated Oct 05, 2023

Victim Details

Maurice Brown

Male

Black / African American

Cedar Rapids

IA

2023-10-05

21

Maurice

Brown

Yes

07/01/2026

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On the evening of October 5, 2023, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in the 3900 block of Sherman Street NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In the parking lot of The Pointe at Cedar Rapids apartment complex, three men were discovered with numerous gunshot wounds. Two of them, 21-year-old Maurice Brown and another 21-year-old, Myron Snyder, were pronounced dead at the scene. A third individual, 25-year-old Cameron A. Leonard, was also seriously injured in the altercation.

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  • https://www.kcrg.com: Two men killed in Cedar Rapids shooting identified
  • https://www.kcrg.com: 2 dead, 1 injured following shooting in northeast Cedar Rapids
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