Bloomington Police investigate downtown shooting

Posted on May 15, 2017
Bloomington Police Departemnt
Bloomington Police are investigating a shooting the 600 block of North Main Street early Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police Department)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say a victim in a weekend shooting downtown is recovering at a local hospital, while police search for leads in the case.

Police were on patrol in the 600 block of North Main Street when they heard a loud pop shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday. Police said they saw a large group of people dispersing.

Officers were dispatched to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal a short time later for a report of one person shot. Officers located a 34-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his legs. Police said his injuries don’t appear to be life threatening.

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.

Police ask anyone with information to contact Bloomington detective Jared Roth at (309) 434-2379 or [email protected] or McLean County Crime Stoppers at (309) 828-1111.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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