Contact: Sgt. Dave Griffet | 217-403-6927 | [email protected]
On Tuesday, March 22 at approximately 10:21 PM, Champaign Police responded to the 2100 Block of W. White St. for a report of shots fired. While en route to the scene, officers received report that a gunshot victim had been located in the 200 Block of S. Country Fair Drive. The victim, a 25-year-old Champaign man, was transported to the hospital for a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg.
Preliminary investigation reveals that an unknown assailant allegedly shot the victim as he was walking toward his residence at Gramercy Park Apartments. A citizen reported hearing one shot, a group of males yelling and cars driving off at a high speed. The victim was only able to describe the suspect as a Black male. No arrests have been made at this time.
Champaign Police ask that anyone with information regarding this incident to please call the Champaign Police Investigation Division at (217) 351-4545 or Crime Stoppers at (217) 373-8477.
Citizens are reminded that information submitted to Crime Stoppers is completely anonymous. Calls are routed to a third-party national call center that receives your information, completes a tips information form, and then passes that information to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Caller ID tracking is not utilized by Crime Stoppers and conversations are not recorded.
Crime Stoppers tips can be shared by phone at: 217-373-8477 (TIPS); online at www.373tips.com; or by texting “CCTIP” plus the crime information to 274637 (CRIMES). Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for this crime.