Police hunt teen suspect in connection with University of Iowa shooting

A police manhunt is underway for a 17-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of five people near the University of Iowa in the early hours of Sunday

A police manhunt is underway for a 17-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of five people near the University of Iowa in the early hours of Sunday.

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In a Wednesday statement, the Iowa City Police Department said they were in pursuit of Damarian M. Jones after the shooting in a nightlife district at about 1:45 a.m. near the college's campus. Police are appealing to the public for information on his whereabouts, noting he is from Cedar Rapids.

Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmerman Smith told a news conference Wednesday that Jones was wanted on multiple charges, including five counts of attempted murder, three counts of willful injury causing serious injury, two counts of willful injury causing bodily injury, and one count of going armed with intent.