UPDATED: Man injured in Bloomington shooting

Posted on April 5, 2018

The Bloomington Police Department is seeking to identify a suspect in a shooting on Rainbow Avenue on Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Department)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating a shooting on the city’s east side on Wednesday night.

Residents reported multiple shots were fired in the 2100 and 2200 blocks of Rainbow Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. A 26-year-old man was reportedly shot in the leg. Police say his injuries don’t appear to be life threatening. Bloomington Fire Department Rescue transported him to a local hospital.

Bloomington Police said a witness reported seeing two men, both holding handguns. Witness said they heard some yelling, then gun shots and then saw the two men running west from the scene.

Police reportedly found a handgun on the ground and multiple shell casings at the scene, but no property damage was reported.

Anyone with information is asked to call Bloomington Police detective Jeffrey Engle at (309) 434-2371 or McLean County Crime Stoppers at (309) 828-1111.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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