Arrest Made in Fatal Iowa City Shooting
Iowa City police announced on Monday that they have made an arrest in a fatal shooting case from earlier this month. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Iowa City police officers were called to 615 S. Governor Street, No. 6, at around 7:53 p.m. on February 12th for a report of a man being shot and killed during a robbery. Multiple people were reportedly at the scene of the crime.
Police arrived to find 19-year-old
Quincy Russom dead inside. The Gazette reports that police officials said that 22 year old
Sammy Imaedeen Hamed, a transient, was identified as one of the people in the apartment when Russom died. Police also learned that the shooting happened around 30 minutes before they arrived at the scene.
2/22/21
Iowa City Police say the victim in a recent murder case was killed by a transient during an armed robbery.
That’s according to arrest records released by the ICPD on Monday. According to the charges filed, 22-year-old Sammy Hamed was found by police a few hours after the shooting inside the South Governor Street apartment building where 19-year-old Quincy Russom was found shot to death. Hamed was found with several of Russom’s possessions, including his phone, as well as a handgun. Forensic testing matched the gun to shells found inside the apartment where Russom was shot.
Witnesses placed Hamed inside the apartment when the shooting happened. A witness also said there were three total suspects. Police say the 9-1-1 call reporting the shooting was placed just before 8pm on February 12th, about a half-hour after it took place.
Sammy Hamed
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) - Iowa City police have arrested a man in connection to the shooting death of a 19-year-old.
Police say 22-year-old Sammy Hamed of Iowa City is charged with first-degree murder in connection to Quincy Russom s death. Hamed was charged Monday for the death of the Iowa City teen.
Russom was found shot to death after officers responded to a call that someone had been killed during a robbery at a local apartment. A witness told police three men entered the apartment, shot Russom and ran off.
A police complaint says when Hamed was stopped several hours later, he had Russom s cellphone and other possessions, as well as a gun police said was used in the shooting.