Police have no suspects in custody in connection to a mass shooting that injured eight people and killed a 19-year-old woman over the Halloween weekend in Bloomington.
Six of the victims have been released from the hospital, according to the Bloomington Police Department [BPD]. Two are still being treated but are in stable condition.
The shooting occurred outdoors in a common backyard of 109 E. Division St. during a Halloween party early Sunday morning, prior to the Daylight Saving time change.
Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington said an officer was responding to a call for service nearby and at around 1:21 a.m. Sunday heard 10 shots fired. He arrived within a minute and encountered a male shot in the arm. The officer proceeded to the backyards and discovered three more people injured. Additional officers arrived and rendered aid, including CPR, applying a tourniquet and addressing bleeding while waiting for paramedics.
19-year-old Giana Dettloff, a college student from Carol Stream, was shot and killed in the incident. She was visiting a close friend who attends Illinois Wesleyan University.
A memorial for Dettloff at the crime scene has grown since Monday. Several bouquets were lined up in the shared backyard. Someone left a picture of Dettloff with friends and letters addressed to her.
The remaining victims ranged between the ages of 16 and 22, including four local college students and two others from Bloomington. The shooter or shooters have been generally described to police as Black males.
BPD spokesperson Bryce Janssen said there was no new description of the suspect or suspects yet during a Thursday afternoon interview.
The 100 block of East Division Street, which abuts the Illinois Wesleyan University baseball field, consists mainly of residential rental properties.
A BPD camera was spotted in front of the house where the incident occurred Thursday morning.
Janssen said that is common practice following violent incidents.
Estimates place the crowd somewhere between 150 and 200 people. Simington said at a press conference Monday that officers had patrolled the area near the party prior to the shooting and did not witness any activity that required breaking the party up.
BPD reiterated that it does not believe there is any ongoing threat to the community.
"I understand those fears, it comes from a logical place," Janssen said, "but at the end of the day there is no information we have received at this time that indicates a further threat."
It is also asking for anyone with pictures or videos of the incident to share them with police. The department created a web portal through which people can submit evidence.
"People have used our portal and reached out to us, but obviously the were a lot of people there and we know there are still witnesses out there that could provide valuable information," Janssen said.
