Trial postponed until December for Cedar Rapids man accused of killing Door Dash driver

CEDAR RAPIDS — The trial of a Cedar Rapids man accused of fatally shooting a Door Dash delivery driver last October in an apartment parking lot has been postponed until Dec. 10 in U.S. District Court. Linn County.

Cameron Armad Leonard, 26, is charged with first-degree murder, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, intentional use of a dangerous weapon, use of a dangerous weapon to commit a felony and being a person ineligible to carry a dangerous weapon.

Leonard is accused of fatally shooting Myron Snyder, 21, of Cedar Rapids, while delivering a Door Dash order to Leonard’s brother, Maurice Brown, on October 5, 2023. Leonard was shot six times in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 3960 Sherman St. NE in Cedar Rapids, according to a criminal complaint.

Brown, who was also killed in the shooting, placed a Door Dash order delivered by Snyder, the complaint states. Brown knew Snyder and “there had been prior conflict between them,” according to the complaint.

Surveillance video from a nearby building, which was recovered by police, showed Brown and Leonard approaching Snyder, who was parked on the grounds of the apartment complex. Brown and Snyder got into a physical fight, while Leonard “took off his shirt and stood there, armed and possibly brandishing a gun,” the complaint states.

Snyder then got into his car and attempted to pull out of his parking space to leave, but Brown fired three shots at Snyder’s car as he stood in front of it. Brown approached the driver’s side of the vehicle with the hammer of his revolver cocked toward the rear, according to the complaint.

Snyder, whose mother told The Gazette he had a concealed carry permit, fired back at Brown from inside his car, killing Brown, the complaint states. Leonard then shot at Snyder’s car. Snyder got out of his car and fired back at Leonard several times. Leonard continued to shoot Snyder, and Snyder ultimately died from gunshot wounds to the heart and head, according to the complaint.

Leonard then reloaded his gun and walked around the car until he collapsed from his injuries. Evidence found at the scene showed he fired at least 13 times and at least eight of them entered the car. Snyder had been shot six times at the time of his death, according to the complaint.

Police were called to the scene at 8:21 p.m. and found Brown and Snyder both dead. Leonard was taken to the hospital and released.

Linn County Prosecutor Nick Maybanks previously said Leonard was not immediately arrested because the investigation was ongoing.

Leonard was arrested in November 2023 by U.S. Marshals in Burlington after being released from the hospital, where he was taken to be treated for multiple gunshot wounds following the Oct. 5 shooting.

Another man, Pierre Danyon Morrow, 41, of Cedar Rapids, was also arrested in the shooting.

According to criminal complaints, police found two firearms at the scene, believed to be those used by Snyder and Brown. The gun Leonard used was not found at the scene and police believe Morrow — Brown and Leonard’s stepfather — took it and hid it in his home after the shooting.

Morrow is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, accessory after the fact and hindering prosecution or defense. He posted $25,000 cash or surety bond last year and is under the supervision of the 6th District Department of Corrections. His trial is set for February 18.

Snyder’s mother, Alicia Rogers, told The Gazette last year that she was on the phone with her son at the time of the shooting.

“He never had any problems of any kind,” Rogers said. “He may have a speeding ticket on his record. He went to Washington High School. He played basketball and football for four years. He’s an amazing kid, and I’m not just saying that because he’s my kid.

In addition to delivering for DoorDash, Snyder also worked part-time with the Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor.

Leonard remains in jail on $1 million cash-only bail.

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