Kavoni Johnson News Today

Pamela Lovette, the mother of Cordal Lewis, told his killer she hopes he “burns in hell” for fatally shooting him Jan. 27, 2022 in southeast Cedar Rapids.

Kazius Childress, before his trial resumed Monday, decided plea to second-degree murder in the 2022 fatal shooting of Cordal Lewis. He admitted to shooting multiple times at Lewis, as Lewis was unarmed and running away from him. He faces up to 50 years and must serve a mandatory 35 years before being eligible for parole.

One of murder trial for Kazius Childress, accused of fatally shooting two men in 2022 within hours of each other, has been reset to Jan. 16. If convicted of both, he faces two life sentences.

Cedar Rapids woman charged with first-degree and robbery for conspiring and aiding Davenport man who fatally shot Cordal Lewis in January.

Two women were arrested Wednesday in relation to a homicide that happened in January in Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service and the Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force.

The Cedar Rapids man was charged with two fatal shootings from January that happened within 24 hours of the other. The suspect was arrested in Davenport by U.S. Marshals task force and other law enforcement.

Police are investigating two murders that occurred less than 24 hours apart, while the Cedar Rapids Fire Department is part of a heroic effort to save a man.