BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WLS) — A 19-year-old woman was killed and seven other people were injured in a shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University early Sunday morning, officials said.
Police officers in Bloomington, Illinois responded to the 100 block of East Division Street just after 1:20 a.m., according to city officials. Bloomington is about 135 miles (217 kilometers) southwest of Chicago.
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There, officers found multiple people who had been shot.
A 19-year-old woman was pronounced dead on the scene. Her name was not immediately released.
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Another woman, whose age was not immediately known, was hospitalized in critical condition.
Six other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear, but city officials believe the incident was isolated, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Police asked anyone with video or other evidence from the area of Center Street to Franklin Avenue and Emerson Street to Apple Street to contact them at 309-434-2532 or Pdiaz@cityblm.org.
AP News contributed to this report.
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