Bloomington Police locate evidence of two shootings over the weekend

Posted on February 12, 2024

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By Jake Fogal

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police officers responded to two shots fired calls over the weekend.

Officers first responded to the 900 block of West MacArthur Avenue around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Police located evidence that a shooting had occured. There were no injuries or property damage reported as a result of this incident.

Police later responded Saturday evening to the 700 block of West Olive Street, shortly after 9:00 p.m.

Officers again were called for gun shots being fired off in the area, and located evidence soon after.

There were no injuries as a result of this incident, but property damage did occur. There have been no arrests made at this time.

The circumstances behind these incidents are still pending investigation by the Bloomington Police
Department.

Jake Fogal can be reached at [email protected].

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