Authorities identify two men involved in deadly Delavan shooting

Posted on February 28, 2020
Authorities were called around 8 p.m. Thursday to Boynton Road in rural Delavan. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)

 

By Neil Doyle

DELAVAN – Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has released the name of the man who was shot and killed on a Delavan man’s property Thursday night.

Daniel Williamson, 41, of rural San Jose was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the coroner.

Tazewell County Sheriff Jefferey Lower said Luke Taylor, 54, was the homeowner who shot Williamson.

Authorities said Taylor heard someone yelling outside his home on Boynton Road.  Police said an investigation revealed that Williamson was the person yelling and he threatened Taylor and bit him on the face and head.  It was after that Taylor shot Williamson in self-defense, according to police.

The case remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office, the Tazewell County State’s Attorney’s Office, Illinois State Police, and the coroner’s office.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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