Danville Police are still seeking help from the public as they probe a weekend incident in which four people were shot. The shootings occurred around 2:00 a.m. Sunday (July 4, 2021) as people were leaving a bar in the unit block of South College Street.
Danville Police Commander Joshua Webb says a large crowd had gathered outside the bar and on a parking lot when shots rang out. Police located three people with gunshot wounds in the parking lot, and a fourth arrived a short while later at the OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center for treatment.
Commander Webb says a 27-year-old Danville man and a 35-year-old Chicago man were both listed in serious condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. A 27-year-old Danville man suffered multiple gunshot wounds to both legs. And a 28-year-old Danville man was also shot in the leg. Police said their injuries were not life-threatening.
Police learned there had been a rap concert at the Shovel Head Saloon at 12 S. College Street. The shootings occurred outside after the concert.
Danville Police are still trying to locate witnesses and the person who fired the shots. If you have any information that might help you are asked to call Danville Police at 217-431-2250…..or Vermilion County Crime Stoppers at 217-446-TIPS (8477).
