In the early morning hours of October 3, 2023, the life of 26-year-old Kemp Xavier Sherrod Harriel, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On that Tuesday, what began as a trip from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines with an acquaintance would end with his death from two gunshot wounds to the chest.
Later that morning, around 8:10 a.m., Iowa State Troopers on patrol along westbound Interstate 80 near Grinnell came across a stalled 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The driver, 23-year-old Jihah Abdul-Malik
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