Police: Intruder shot by Bloomington homeowner

Posted on April 21, 2017
Bloomington Police Department
(WJBC file photo)

By Greg Halbleib

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say an intruder was shot after breaking into a home early this morning.

Police said Mykale Davis, 24, of Bloomington was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and transferred to the McLean County Jail.

A woman living in the 700 block of S. Clayton St. told police she heard the home’s security alarm at about 1:30 this morning and entered the garage with a handgun. She reportedly found a man in the garage and shot him after he began a physical altercation.

Police said a short time later they answered a call of a man with a gunshot wound two blocks away. Police connected Davis to the break-in and arrested him on preliminary charges of aggravated battery and burglary.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Moreland at 309-434-2359 or [email protected] or Detective Atteberry at 309-434-2548 or [email protected].

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

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