Latest: 8:30 am, 8/4/17, Friday
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A man is dead after a shooting Thursday night.
53-year old Gus Edwards was shot near the intersection of Beardsley Avenue and North Elm Street just after 8 pm. He died about an hour later.
Neighbors say incidents like these are why they want more of a police presence in the area.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Police are investigating after a shooting Thursday night. Police responded to Elm Street and Beardsley around 8:10 pm, Thursday.
Police found a 53-year-old man wounded. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating.
Original: 10:20 pm, 8/3/17, Thursday
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Police are investigating a shooting. It happened in the 400-block of West Beardsley Avenue around 8:15 pm.
Witnesses say they saw one body on the ground. No word on the extent on the person’s injuries.
