By Associated Press - Friday, June 19, 2020

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Police have identified a man killed in a shooting during an overnight party in Cedar Rapids earlier this week.

Malik James Sheets, 20, of Cedar Rapids, died in the shooting, police said.

Officers were called about 5:10 a.m. Thursday to a home, where a fight during a party resulted in gunshots.



Officers who arrived found a man - later identified as Sheets - inside the home who had been shot in the upper body. Sheets was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police said the shooting happened amidst a large party.

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