On the night of Saturday, August 28, 2021, at about 11:30 p.m., 40-year-old Jose Florentino Ramirez Landin was found in a parking lot in the 4000 block of 21st Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency responders pronounced Ramirez Landin deceased at the scene.

Investigators say Ramirez Landin had been in the parking lot with acquaintances when a vehicle with several occupants pulled up and gunfire followed. Police characterize the shooting as targeted rather than random. Evidence was collected and witnesses interviewed, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department has an active, ongoing homicide investigation.

No arrests or suspect identities have been announced and the motive has not been made public. If anyone knew Ramirez Landin, saw activity in that parking lot that night, or has information relevant to the investigation, please share what is known with Cedar Rapids police.