Category: Police Department Press Releases

Shooting Investigation – 100 Block of W. Green Street

Champaign Police were dispatched at 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2024, to the 100 block of W. Green Street for a report of a Shooting with Injuries. On-scene, officers located a 23-year-old male victim from Champaign suffering from a potentially life-threatening gunshot wound and began to administer medical aid with assistance from the Champaign […]


Shooting Investigation – 900 Block of S. Mattis Avenue

Champaign Police were dispatched at 1:07 p.m. on January 7, 2024, to the 900 block of S. Mattis Avenue for a report of shots fired with potential injury. As officers arrived on-scene and began to investigate, a 27-year-old man from Gary, Indiana, arrived at a local hospital by personal transport suffering from multiple potentially life-threatening […]


Shooting Investigation – 2400 Block of N. Neil Street

Champaign Police were dispatched at 10:39 p.m. on December 31, 2023, to the 2400 block of N. Neil Street for a report of shots fired. As officers arrived on-scene and began to investigate, a 24-year-old woman from Rockford, Illinois, arrived at a local hospital by personal transport suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Champaign Police […]


Shooting Investigation – 500 Block of N. Edwin Street

Champaign Police were dispatched at 8:54 p.m. on November 26, 2023, to the 500 block of N. Edwin Street for a report of a shooting with injuries. On-scene, officers located a 42-year-old male victim from Champaign with a non-life-threatening graze wound to the head. Officers and personnel from the Champaign Fire Department immediately rendered aid […]


Shooting Investigation – 200-Block of N. Neil Street

Champaign Police were dispatched at 2:24 a.m. on September 24, 2023, to the 200 block of N. Neil Street for a report of a shooting with injuries. On-scene, officers located two subjects with non-life-threatening injuries and immediately rendered medical aid with the assistance of the Champaign Fire Department. They included an 18-year-old female from Fort […]


Fatal Traffic Crash – Intersection of Springfield Avenue and Staley Road

Champaign Police were dispatched at 8:34 p.m. on September 19, 2023, to the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Staley Road for a report of an Accident with Injuries. On-scene, officers found a two-vehicle crash where one vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree. A 23-year-old man from Champaign was found unconscious inside the […]


Arrest Made in July 3, 2023, Homicide Investigation

A Champaign man has been arrested following an investigation into a homicide on W. Springfield Avenue. Champaign Police were dispatched to the 2500 block of W. Springfield Avenue at 7:06 p.m. on July 3, 2023, for a report of a shooting with injuries. On-scene, officers located 27-year-old Marcus Catchings of Champaign unresponsive inside an apartment […]


Shooting Death Investigation – 800 Block of S. Mattis Avenue

Champaign Police were dispatched at 11:17 p.m. on August 17, 2023, to an apartment in the 800 block of South Mattis Avenue for a report of a shooting with injuries. Upon arrival, officers found three victims with gunshot wounds inside an apartment. The victims included a 21-year-old male from Champaign, a 24-year-old male from Champaign, […]


Arrest Made in July 13, 2023, Homicide Investigation

A Champaign man has been arrested following an investigation into a homicide on S. State Street. Champaign Police were dispatched at 7:39 p.m. on July 13, 2023, to the 1700 block of S. State Street for a report of a shooting with injuries. Upon arrival, officers found 20-year-old Jahiem Law from Champaign with a potentially […]