{"id":539137,"date":"2026-03-22T19:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539137\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T19:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:44:09","slug":"shooting-in-normal-illinois-today-2-illinois-state-university-students-among-6-hurt-in-shooting-in-700-block-of-franklin-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539137\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting in Normal, Illinois today: 2 Illinois State University students among 6 hurt in shooting in 700-block of Franklin Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">NORMAL, Ill. (WLS) &#8212; Two Illinois State University students were among six people injured in an off-campus shooting in Normal early Sunday morning, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Normal police said officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 700-block of Franklin Avenue around 2:40 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Responding officers found six people &#8211; two male juveniles, two men, and two women &#8212; who had been shot. All six victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to local hospitals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Normal Police Department and Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services are collecting and processing evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No arrests have been made. Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact Detective Kyle McComber at 309-433-3415 or kmccomber@normalil.gov.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Anonymous tips can be sent through the Normal PD mobile app or through Tip411 by texting NORMALPD to 847411, followed by a space and their message.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NORMAL, Ill. 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