Two people remained hospitalized in serious condition Sunday (July 4, 2021) after being shot following a rap concert in Danville. Police Commander Josh Webb says two other people also suffered gunshot wounds.
Webb says Danville Police responded to the area of the Shovel Head Saloon at 12 South College Street on a report of shots fired in the area around 2:00 a.m. When police arrived they found a large crowd of people in the street and a nearby parking lot. Commander Webb adds officers found 3 victims with gunshot wounds in the parking lot. And while still on the scene, police learned a fourth gunshot victim had arrived at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Emergency Department seeking treatment.
The victims are:
- A 27-year-old Danville man who suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was listed in serious condition;
- A 35-year-old Chicago man with multiple gunshot wounds who was listed in serious condition;
- A 27-year-old Danville man who police said suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to both legs;
- A 28-year-old Danville man who suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to a leg.
The names of the people shot have not been released.
Police say their initial investigation found there had been a rap concert at the Shovel Head Saloon. As people were leaving the event, Commander Webb says a large crowd formed in the street, and that is when someone started shooting. Webb adds Danville Police are still trying to identify and locate any potential witnesses to this incident. No suspect description was immediately available.
Anyone who has information which may aid police in this investigation is asked to call Danville Police at 217-431-2250. Or you can call Vermilion County Crime Stoppers at 217-446-TIPS (8477).
You can leave information anonymously by calling Vermilion County Crime Stoppers. They just want your information…not your name. Crime Stoppers also pays cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons wanted for serious crimes in the county.
Sunday morning’s shootings of four people in Danville marked the second incident in East Central Illinois in a matter of days in which multiple people were shot.
On Friday, July 2, 2021, 17-year-old Kieshaun Lamar Thatch of Champaign died at Carle Hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds around 3:00 p.m. Champaign Police said the teen was one of five people shot at a large gathering at an American Legion post in the 700 block of Hickory Street. The others shot are three males and a pregnant female who were all reported in stable condition. Police estimated there were more than 50 shots fired at that location.
