Danville Police say they are investigating two reports of shots fired Wednesday night….including one in which a person was wounded.
Police Commander Joshua Webb says officers found a 20-year-old Danville man with a wound to a shoulder when officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1100 block of Harmon Street. Witnesses told police the shots were fired from a black or silver colored vehicle as it passed through the area shortly before 6:30 p.m. The person wounded was treated at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center for a non-life threatening wound.
It was about 15 minutes later….at 6:46 p.m. Wednesday….that Danville Police received a report of shots fired in the area of East Main and State Streets. Witnesses said the shots were fired from a blue colored vehicle which was last seen traveling south on State Street. No injuries or property damage was reported in that incident.
Commander Webb says there is no indication the incidents are related. He says anyone who has information that might help solve these crimes is also to call Danville Police at (217) 431-2250. Or you can call Vermilion County Crime Stoppers at (217) 446-TIPS.
[Photo is of the Danville Public Safety Building.]
