Police hunt teen suspect in connection with University of Iowa shooting - BERITAJA

A constabulary manhunt is underway for a 17-year-old fishy wanted successful relationship pinch the shooting of 5 people adjacent the University of Iowa successful the early hours of Sunday.

In a Wednesday statement, the Iowa City Police Department said they were successful pursuit of Damarian M. Jones aft the shooting successful a nightlife territory astatine about 1:45 a.m. adjacent the college's campus. Police are appealing to the nationalist for accusation connected his whereabouts, noting he is from Cedar Rapids.

Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmerman Smith told a news convention Wednesday that Jones was wanted connected aggregate charges, including 5 counts of attempted murder, 3 counts of willful wounded causing superior injury, 2 counts of willful wounded causing bodily injury, and 1 count of going equipped pinch intent.

One female remains successful a captious information successful the infirmary aft receiving a "life-threatening wounded to her head," constabulary said. One unfortunate remains successful the infirmary successful a unchangeable condition, and the different 3 person been released.

Police opportunity that 1 personification was deed successful the limb and successful the chest, causing superior injuries that required surgery; 1 was struck successful the limb and underwent aggregate surgeries; 1 was struck successful the stomach, and different was deed successful some legs.

Iowa City Police released an image of Damarian M. Jones,Damarian M. Jones, a personification of liking successful the shooting.Iowa City Police

Iowa City Police Chief Dustin Liston said astatine the news convention that video grounds showed Jones engaged successful a conflict astatine the 100 artifact of East College Street, pinch reports suggesting up to 40 group were involved.

"Over the people of the fight, Jones obtained a firearm for from different individual. During a break successful the fight, Jones, walked distant from the different participants, drew the firearm and fired six times into the crowded pedestrian mall," he said.

Liston stressed that nary of the victims were specifically targeted aliases progressive successful the fight.

Liston besides described the melodramatic scenes arsenic 2 constabulary officers provided CPR to victims astatine the scene, while 1 serviceman applied a tourniquet to 1 unfortunate and took them to the infirmary successful his squad car.

Police person truthful acold seized 3 firearms and ammunition and much charges are expected. More than 150 tips person been sent successful truthful acold and about 36 hunt warrants obtained.

"This was, and remains a profoundly achy infinitesimal for our community," Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague told the news conference. "Our heartfelt thoughts stay pinch the victims, their families and everyone successful and extracurricular Iowa City who was affected. These lives were changed successful an instant, and our full metropolis stands pinch them arsenic they statesman the treatment process."

Mark Bullock, the university's adjunct vice president for field safety, said location would beryllium 4 further constabulary officers from the university's constabulary section connected the downtown beat, alongside further officers from ICPD.