Cedar Rapids man arrested after shooting during botched drug deal

CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Saturday after police say he shot a man during a drug deal gone wrong near Kirkwood Community College.

According to a Cedar Rapids Police Department news release, police were called to the 6600 block of Kirkwood Boulevard in southwest Cedar Rapids just before 3 p.m. Saturday to investigate a shooting following a medical emergency call.

Rescue crews found a person with what appeared to be two gunshot wounds – one in the shoulder and one in the leg. The person was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the release said.

After an “active investigation lasting several hours,” 24-year-old Seth McGraw was arrested. The incident was captured on video, according to a criminal complaint. McGraw was in possession of a stolen weapon as well as methamphetamine, marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms, the complaint states.

McGraw was charged with willful assault causing serious bodily harm, trafficking in stolen weapons, prohibition of carrying weapons, use of a weapon in the commission of a crime, and several drug offenses.

Kirkwood Community College issued a public safety bulletin shortly after the shooting, saying the shooting occurred near Scooter's Coffee, close to the school's main campus. Despite its proximity to campus, Kirkwood officials did not believe the shooting posed an active threat to the main campus, the bulletin said.

McGraw is being held in the Linn County Jail.