On the afternoon of July 14, 2017, Fredrick Dewayne Webber, a 33-year-old Black man from Waterloo, Iowa, was shot while riding as a passenger in a black sport utility vehicle on the 100 block of Center Street. Another vehicle pulled alongside and an occupant opened fire. Webber was struck and later died at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

The driver, identified in reports as 20-year-old Robert Coffer, was also wounded but survived after driving about seven blocks to a home at Ackermant and West Arlington streets to seek help. The SUV had front-end damage, deployed airbags, and a shattered driver-side windshield. Waterloo police opened a homicide investigation, but no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

Webber was a father of three, worked as a Crew Leader/Trainer at Taco Bell, and hoped to open a tattooing business. He was remembered as kind and even-tempered and someone who enjoyed spending time with his children. If anyone has information that could lead to an arrest, please share what is known.