BPD: Man from Normal shot on city’s west side

Posted on June 10, 2020

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Police are probing a shooting that injured a man from Normal Tuesday night.

Bloomington Police were called around 10:48 p.m. to a shots fired incident in the 1400 block of West Market Street. When officers arrived they located evidence that a shooting took place and learned that a victim had already left the scene.

BPD located a 25-year-old man at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center that had injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. At that time, the man was in stable condition, according to police.

No other injuries were reported. There is no suspect information at this time and no arrests have been made. The motive for the shooting is still under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD Detective Curt Maas at 309-434-2334. If you wish to remain anonymous, call McLean County Crime Stoppers at 309-828-1111.

Neil Doyle can be reached [email protected]

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