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For a little over three months, Marvin Coxs family desperately prayed for a miracle.

Timothy Rush admitted to opening fire inside the crowded Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, killing two people and injuring several others.

For a little over three months, Marvin Coxs family desperately prayed for a miracle.

Timothy Rush admitted to opening fire inside the crowded Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, killing two people and injuring several others.

The man charged last week for shooting into a crowd of party-goers at a Cedar Rapids hotel in 2021 was serving a sentence for felon possessing a gun.

Hunter 04/12/23 Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman is now retired, after the City Council signed off on a severance agreement. The Gazette reports Jerman

The agreement includes 12 months’ salary, accrued and unused flex leave, and reimbursement expenses.

The Cedar Rapids City Council is slated to sign off Tuesday on a $241,442.78 severance agreement with Police Chief Wayne Jerman after he turned 66 years old last month and aged out of his officer certification.

Chief Jerman remains on paid leave after he aged out of his police certification. Iowa code sets a cap of 65 years old for peace officers in Iowa.

Unions representing Cedar Rapids law enforcement officials shared with City Manager Jeff Pomeranz that they oppose having a civilian police department head as the city assesses whether Chief Wayne Jerman aged out of being a certified officer when he turned 66.