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Shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University leaves 8 shot, 1 dead, police say

Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
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Nick Martinez is a public health reporter who earned his Master’s in Public Health from the University of Chicago. Having previously worked with ProPublica, he focuses on health equity issues affecting the Chicago community.

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Reporter · Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM · 1 min read
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Shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University leaves 8 shot, 1 dead, police say — Elmhurst Health news

A shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, about 135 miles south of Chicago, left eight victims, including a teenager who was killed, early Sunday morning.Officers responded to the shooting in the 100 block of E. Division Street around 1:35 a.m., according to the Bloomington Police Department.Police said they found multiple victims and paramedics transported them to local hospitals for treatment.One of the victims, a 19-year-old woman, died at the scene. The McLean County Coroner’s Office has not yet publicly identified her pending notification of next of kin.One woman victim was taken to a regional trauma center and listed in critical condition. Six other victims had non-life-threatening injuries, police said.Police said the shooting appears to have been isolated and there was no ongoing threat to the public.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Bloomington Police Department’s Det. Pedro Diaz at 309-434-2532 or [email protected].

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