Teenager wounded in Bloomington shooting

Posted on December 29, 2021
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Bloomington Police say a boy was injured during a shooting earlier this week. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By Heart of Illinois ABC

BLOOMINGTON – A shooting Monday night on Bloomington’s near east side wounded a teenage boy, a police sergeant said.

No one has been arrested.

Police were called about 7:20 p.m. to the 800 block of East Wood, near Emerson Park, where the boy suffered a single gunshot wound to the torso, said Police Sgt. Kiel Nowers.

He said the boy was taken to a local hospital for treatment of apparent non-life-threatening injuries.

Police did not have suspect information.

Anyone who knows about the shooting is asked to contact Bloomington Police at 309-820–8888 or the department’s detective division at 309-434-2364.

Heart of Illinois ABC can be reached at [email protected].

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