Lang
5/9/26
An update has been posted by the family of the only one of the five victims injured in the April 19th shooting on the Ped Mall who remains hospitalized.
Janjay Peters has posted to the GoFundMe page for her sister, Miranda, that the University of Iowa student has been moved out of the UI Health Care ICU and into the neuroscience unit. Miranda Peters has also opened her eyes, blinked, shown slight eye movement, movement in her right hand, and slight movement in her right foot. Janjay Peters writes that with assistance, her sister was even able to sit in a chair.
The Miranda Peters GoFundMe had reached over $200,000 as of Saturday night. A link to make a donation can be found here.
Meanwhile, the suspect in the case, 17-year-old Damarion Jones of C Avenue in Cedar Rapids, is still at large. Once apprehended, Jones will face five counts of Attempted Murder, three counts of Willful Injury Causing Serious Injury, two counts of Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury, and one count of Going Armed With Intent. If convicted on all charges, Jones would face a maximum sentence of 170 years in prison.