Crime scene tape blocks off the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022. A shooting occurred at 1:27 A.M. that left ten people injured and two dead. One of the injuries remains critical and the other nine range from serious to minor. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Police have made an arrest in a shooting during a birthday party inside a crowded Iowa nightclub that left two people dead and 10 others injured.
Timothy Ladell Rush, 32, was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree murder, willful injury and three weapons-related felonies, police said in a statement Monday night.
Online court records Tuesday didn't list information about Rush's case, including whether he has a lawyer yet. He was being held in the Linn County jail and couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
Police said the shooting at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids killed Michael Valentine, 25, and Nicole Owens, 35, both of Cedar Rapids. Ten other people also were injured in the shooting, which occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday during a birthday party for a friend of the victims.
Police said Sunday they believe one of the victims was the target of the shooting. Between 100 and 150 people were inside the club when the shooting happened, police said.
Police have not provided an update on the condition of those injured.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell listens as Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman gives details about the shooting at Taboo Nightclub and Lounge during a press conference at the Cedar Rapids Police Station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Jerman confirmed that an adult male and female died and ten others have been injured. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell speaks about the shooting that occurred at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge early Sunday morning at the Cedar Rapids Police Station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press
A keychain sits in a planter outside of Taboo Nightclub in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Cedar Rapids police were able to respond to a shooting call immediately and interviewed witnesses at the scene of the occurrence. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press
A Crime Scene Investigator walks to the entrance of the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022. A shooting occurred at 1:27 A.M. and left ten people injured and two people dead. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press
Several police vehicles sit outside the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022 to investigate a shooting that occurred early Sunday. Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman says they believe the shooting was a targeted incident. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press
A police vehicle sits in the alley next to Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Police are currently investigating a shooting that occurred at the nightclub early Sunday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman gives details on the fatal shooting that occurred at Taboo Nightclub and Lounge during a press conference at the Cedar Rapids Police Station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Jerman said they believe that more than one shooter was involved and the suspect or suspects are most likely male. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press
A Cedar Rapids police officer carries a piece of evidence to the Crime Scene Unit van outside of Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman says they are still looking for the shooter and believes there could be more than one shooter involved. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette via AP)
The Associated Press