Waterloo Police have made an arrest in a weekend murder, according to KWWL. Police were called to the 200 block of Palmer Drive shortly after noon on Saturday where they found 26 year old Cortavius Benford suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, but died there. An investigation identified 23 year old Savion Wilson as the suspect. He was arrested yesterday and charged with 1st Degree Murder. He was out on bail after being arrested on August 4th for running from police during a traffic stop. Officers found 42 grams of marijuana on Wilson, individually packaged for sale, on that occasion. He is currently being held in the Black Hawk County Jail on a $1 million bond. This is the seventh homicide in Waterloo this year.
