Bloomington police seek public’s help in solving 2-year-old homicide

Posted on February 13, 2024

*^{Those who want to submit a crime tip and remain anonymous, contact the Crime & Intelligence Analysis Unit (CIAU) at (309) 434-2963 (Bloomington Police Department)}*

By WMBD-TV

BLOOMINGTON – It’s been two years since Dylan Meserole died after being shot and police here are asking the public for help in solving the case.

The 20-year-old Normal man was pronounced dead at 2:40 a.m., about 40 minutes after he was found in the 1600 block of West Olive Street after he was shot. Police had been called there just before 2 a.m. on a report of a group of people fighting.

According to a Bloomington Police Department Facebook post, “the provision of critical information on this case will help bring closure to his family, as well as additional victims of local violent crime. We are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Weston Gresham at (309) 434-2570 or at [email protected].”

Those who want to submit a crime tip and remain anonymous, contact the Crime & Intelligence Analysis Unit (CIAU) at (309) 434-2963 or email [email protected]. You can also text the number 847411 by texting the word “BPDTIPS”, then a space, followed by your tip information.

WMBD-TV can be reached at [email protected].

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