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17-Year-Old Fires Six Shots, One Critical, Crowd Injured

4/24/2026

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Seventeen-year-old Damarion Jones seized a gun and fired six rounds into a crowd of 40 at the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on Sunday.
Jones faces five attempted-murder counts, three serious-injury counts, two bodily-injury counts, and one armed-intent count.
One victim is in critical condition after a head wound while five others, including three University of Iowa students, were injured.
Chief Dustin Liston announced increased police presence in downtown Iowa City.

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Story summary

Seventeen-year-old Damarion Jones seized a gun and fired six rounds into a crowd of 40 at the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on Sunday.
Jones faces five attempted-murder counts, three serious-injury counts, two bodily-injury counts, and one armed-intent count.
One victim is in critical condition after a head wound while five others, including three University of Iowa students, were injured.
Chief Dustin Liston announced increased police presence in downtown Iowa City.