Two dead, 10 hospitalized after overnight shooting at Iowa nightclub

An Iowa community was hit with a weekend of violence after a gunman opened fire at a downtown nightclub and an officer’s home was riddled with bullets in what investigators say was a ‘targeted attack’.  

Police say two people were killed and 10 injured after shots were fired at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in downtown Cedar Rapids around 1.30am Sunday.  

Several people were transported to area hospitals for treatment, police confirmed to KWWL. Their conditions remain unknown.

Cedar Rapids police say there is no ongoing threat to the public, however crime scene officials remain on scene as they conduct their investigation.

It is unclear if the shooter has been apprehended as police did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.  

Police are also investigating a ‘targeted’ shooting at an off-duty officer’s home that authorities believe was an ‘act of intimidation and violence’. 

The incident took place around 1.27am at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in downtown Cedar Rapids

Multiple shots were fired at the officer’s house, garage and take-home squad car shortly before 11.30 pm Friday.

No injuries were reported in the incident, which Cedar Rapids Chief of Police Wayne Jerman has called an ‘act of intimidation and violence.’

‘Evidence points to this being a targeted shooting toward a sworn peace officer. It was deliberate. It was an act of intimidation and violence and we will not tolerate it. We pursue all shots-fired incidents as serious, senseless actions and as such, receive our complete attention through the full legal process.’ Jerman told KWWL. ‘This is the time for anyone with knowledge of this incident to come forward and help ensure this violence stops now.’ 

Both shootings remain under investigation. Police have not implied that they are connected.