Man robbed at gunpoint outside Bloomington K of C hall

Posted on November 9, 2017

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say a man was robbed at gunpoint as he left the Knights of Columbus, 1706 R.T. Dunn Drive, early Thursday morning.

Police said the man left the hall shortly after 1 a.m. and was approached by a man and a woman. He told police the woman distracted him while the man put him on the ground and fired two shots from a pistol. The robbers reportedly took his wallet before fleeing in separate vehicles. Police said no one was injured.

Officers discovered during a subsequent investigation evidence of a shooting.

The male suspect is described as a black man wearing all dark clothing and dark sunglasses and is in his late 20s or early 30s. He fled northbound in a dark colored four-door vehicle. The female suspect described as white, wearing a white-hooded sweathshirt. She fled southbound in a white vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call Bloomington Police at (309) 820-8888 or McLean County CrimeStoppers at (309) 828-1111.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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