Police Seek Suspect in Shooting Investigation, 1500 Block of Holly Hill Dr.

Media Contact:  Deputy Chief Troy Daniels, 217-202-7355, [email protected]

Champaign Police are seeking the whereabouts of 37-year-old Peter L. Campbell, in association with the shooting investigation of a Champaign woman.

Today at approximately 1:39 PM, Police responded to the 1500 Block of Holly Hill Drive for a shots fired report where a 35-year-old female victim was found responsive, but suffering from a serious gunshot wound.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the shooting is the result of a domestic dispute between Campbell and the victim.

Peter L. Campbell [1]Peter L. Campbell [2]Campbell, pictured here in two photos, was last seen on foot headed Northbound from Hedge Road towards Joanne Lane in Champaign.

 

Campbell is described as being 5’9”, approximately 165 pounds, with brown eyes and dark braided hair.  He has tattoos on his upper left arm and on his right forearm, including one tattoo that reads as “Chip” and another tattoo as “Lavonda 44”.
A warrant was issued this afternoon for Campbell’s arrest on charges of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm.  Bond is set at $150,000.

Anyone with information into Campbell’s whereabouts is encouraged to 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 an arrest.

 

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