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Man arrested after deadly Clinton convenience store shooting

32 year-old Carlton Douglas was arrested on first degree murder charges Sunday morning, January 3rd, at a home in the city.
Credit: Clinton Police Department
The Clinton Police Department issued a warrant for Carlton Douglas Jr., 32, for first degree murder.

CLINTON, Iowa — UPDATED STORY 1/4/2021: The Clinton Police Department has arrested a suspect in the murder of a man at a convenience store.

32 year-old Carlton Douglas was arrested on first degree murder charges Sunday morning, January 3rd, at a home in the city.

He is charged in the shooting death of 26 year-old Cedrick Hood at the Hop-N-Shop on Fourth Street on Thursday, December 3rd, 2020.

ORGINAL STORY 12/4/2020: A 26-year-old man is dead after being shot at a Clinton convenience store Thursday night.

Cedrick Hood, 26, from Clinton was shot at Hop-N-Shop at 716 South Fourth Street just after 6:15 p.m. Dec. 3, the Clinton Police Department said.

Police issued a warrant for Carlton Douglas Jr., 32, for first degree murder.

Credit: Clinton Police Department
The Clinton Police Department issued a warrant for Carlton Douglas Jr., 32, for first degree murder.

Clinton police ask those with information about Douglas' location to contact the department at 563-243-1455. 

This incident remains under investigation.

News 8 has reached out to Clinton police for more information and are waiting to hear back.

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