By Greg Halbleib
BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are looking for the public’s help as they investigate a report of shots fired on the city’s west side Tuesday night, while police in Normal have released additional details of a separate gunshot report.
Police were called at about 10 p.m. to Graham and Mason streets. Witnesses reported a thin black man about 18 to 20 years old with dreadlocks tried to punch another person, and a short time later shots were fired from a black Chevrolet Impala that drove by the location.
Officers say they did not find evidence of gunshots. No injuries or arrests were reported.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective McClusky at 434-2380 or Crimestoppers for a possible cash reward at 828-1111.
Police in Normal have released additional details of a report of gunshots in the 300 block of East Vernon Avenue at about 8:30 Tuesday evening.
Officers found several bullet holes in a building there, then found a number of bullet casings outside of a residence nearby in the 600 block of South Linden Street.
Several hours later, police received a report of a man who was treated at OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center for a gunshot wound to the neck. He told officers he was walking near the Vernon Avenue location when he was struck. He was treated and released.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Brad Underwood at 454-9798 or Crimestoppers at 828-1111.
Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].
