BPD using ‘substantial resources’ to probe string of shooting incidents

Posted on November 30, 2016

Devan Maurer, 21, of Bloomington was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the armed robbery of Pop’s Grocery on Monday. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are boosting patrols and monitoring surveillance cameras as they investigate a recent string of shots fired incidents.

“We’ve had five shots fired incidents since Thursday, obviously that’s extremely concerning,” BPD spokeswoman Sara Mayer said. “The Bloomington Police Department is dedicating substantial resources to the investigations to hold those endangering the safety of our community responsible.”

One person was arrested in connection with the shots fired incident on East Empire Street on Saturday. Darvell Williams, 29, of Bloomington was taken into custody and a semi-automatic pistol was recovered from his home.

Mayer added as many as three of the incidents could be related. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.

Bloomington Police and U.S. Marshals have also announced the arrest of Devan Maurer, 21, of Bloomington, for allegedly robbing Pop’s Grocery on West Market Street at gunpoint on Monday night. Police are looking to see if there’s a connection to the armed holdup of the Circle K store early Monday.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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