Shots Fired Near EIU

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Published on October 28 2016 10:21 am
Last Updated on October 29 2016 10:35 am
Written by Matt Robinson

 
Authorities in Charleston took suspects into custody Friday as police are investigating shots fired near the campus of Eastern Illinois University.
 
At around 2:00am. Friday morning, authorities responded to a report of shots fired near 9th and Grant streets. They received a second call of shots fired in the 1500-block of Edgar Drive a half hour later.
 
A bullet hole was found in the window of an apartment. A witness reported seeing a person wearing a gray hoodie running from the scene.
 
Anyone with information is asked to call Coles County Crime Stoppers at (866) 345-8488. Charleston Police at (217) 345 - 8422. EIU Police (217) 581-3212.