On June 18, 2020, a gathering in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ended with the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Malik James Sheets of Marion. Sheets, a Black student at the University of Iowa, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators identified two teenagers from Cedar Rapids in connection with the killing. One, 18-year-old Christian Emedi, was charged and ultimately pleaded to a lesser offense related to the shooting; that plea carried a sentence of up to 15 years. A second teenager, Marshawn Jeffries, was charged as well and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, a charge reflecting a role described as indirect to the shooting.

Both cases were resolved with sentencing in January 2022. Does anyone have information about the party or the hours before the shooting that could help clarify what happened that night?