Suspected shooter in Iowa City Ped Mall shooting arrested in Georgia
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Key Points:
- Damarian M. Jones, a 17-year-old from Cedar Rapids, has been arrested in Georgia by the U.S. Marshals Service for a shooting incident in Iowa City last month that injured five people.
- Jones faces multiple charges including five counts of attempted murder, three counts of willful injury assault causing serious injury, two counts of willful injury assault causing bodily injury, and going armed with intent.
- The shooting occurred during a fight on April 19 at the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall, where Jones fired six shots, hitting five individuals.
- Jones is currently held at Clayton County Jail in Georgia and will be extradited to Iowa following an extradition hearing.
- In response to the incident, security has increased at the Ped Mall, with business owners and students expressing that they still feel safe in the area.