Overnight shooting leaves two dead, two injured in Bloomington

Posted on June 10, 2018
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Bloomington Police are investigating a shooting in the 1200 block of Orchard Road that occurred early Sunday morning. (DavidsonScott/flickr)

By Patrick Baron

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are investigating an overnight shooting that left two people dead and two others injured.

Around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, police were called to the 1200 block of Orchard Street in Bloomington following reports of multiple gunshots. On the Bloomington Police Department’s Facebook page, a post says two people, a man and a woman, were killed. Two other victims, a male and female, sustained non-life threatening injuries and were taken to area hospitals. All victims are reportedly adults.

Names of the victims are being withheld pending family notification.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Paul Swanlund at (309) 434-2373, or Detective Steve Fanelli at (309) 434-2457, or McLean County Crime Stoppers.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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