Mother recalls loss as killer gets life in prison
Shanel Franklin, mother of Tommy Curry's four children, described the grief of losing him to a fatal April 2021 shooting. Renard Winfield Jr. was sentenced to life without parole plus 150000 restitution after being convicted of first degree murder.
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Man convicted in revenge killing lured victim via online dating
A Johnson County jury convicted Winfield of first degree murder for a revenge plot in which he posed as a woman on Plenty of Fish to lure Curry to his death in Iowa City. Prosecutors said he fired 15 shots at Curry's SUV after the 2020 shooting that wounded him.
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One injured in Cedar Rapids shooting early Friday
Emily Andersen reports a man was found with a gunshot wound in an alley between Eighth and Ninth avenues SW near Jim's Foods in Cedar Rapids. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition. police say the investigation is ongoing.
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