UPDATED: Bloomington Police investigate late night shooting

Posted on May 18, 2015
Bloomington Police Department
Bloomington Police say one man was shot at a home on Catherine Street on Sunday. (WJBC file photo)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say they are not looking for any suspects in the shooting of a 19-year-old man late Sunday night.

Police spokeswoman Sarah Mayer says police were called to the 400 block of Catherine Street at about 11:30 p.m. She says the victim had a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. His condition isn’t known.

Mayer says a gun was recovered at the scene. No arrests have been made and police believe this is an isolated incident.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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