Local man arrested after shots fired incident in Normal

Posted on December 9, 2019
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Demetrius Dawson, 18, of Normal was arrested Monday and faces several charges including unlawful use of a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, manufacture and delivery of ecstasy, and manufacture and delivery of heroin. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

NORMAL – A man from Normal was arrested Monday morning after multiple shots were fired near an apartment complex.

Demetrius Dawson, 18, was taken into custody and faces several weapons and drug charges, according to Normal Police.

Police were called around 6:45 a.m. to the Lincoln Square Apartments in the 1700 block of North School Street.

After an investigation, authorities said they found evidence a shooting happened. Nobody was injured.

Dawson was taken to the McLean County jail.  No bond information is available.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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