THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RELEASE
On Wednesday evening, 7/9/25, around 11:00 p.m., Danville Police Officers responded to the OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center Emergency Department for a gunshot victim. The victim was transported to the hospital in a personal vehicle.
Officers briefly spoke with a 15-year-old juvenile victim who was listed as being in serious condition at the time of the report. Further investigation led officers to identify the shooting scene as being in the area of Main and Plum Streets. There is limited information and evidence at this point, but what detectives do have is thanks to community cooperation.
If anyone has information about this case, please call the Danville Police Department at 217-431-2250. You can also provide information anonymously through Crimestoppers online at vccrimestoppers.org, use the app P3TIPS, or call 217-446-TIPS (8477).