City Of Champaign: Champaign Police Investigating Overnight Battery, Shooting

Press release from the City of Champaign:

February 20, 2022

On February 20, 2022, at approximately 1:47 a.m., Champaign Police responded to the 200 block of West Clark Street for a report of a battery, followed by shots fired. Upon arrival, officers learned of a fight that left a 41-year-old male injured and discovered evidence of gunfire. Soon thereafter, officers learned a 27-year-old male arrived at a local hospital by personal transport with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg.

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