Gun Violence

Bloomington Police was the only downstage agency to receive funding for gun seizures in partnership with Illinois State Police.

Gun owners in Illinois will soon be required to take additional measures to keep their weapons out of the hands of children under a new law signed Monday by Gov. JB Pritzker.

The teen, who was arrested Friday and sent to the McLean County Juvenile Detention Facility, is being charged as an adult for the alleged murder of Darius Floyd, 35, of Bloomington, on Thursday night.

Bloomington Police said they took a 17-year-old male into custody without incident and seized two firearms during the operation.

Bloomington Police said they were called to the 1700 block of Illinois Street at 11:35 p.m. Thursday for a report of a person shot.

Authorities said Tuesday they’ve arrested a 19-year-old from Chicago in connection with the April shooting at Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center.

Illinois joined 15 other states in suing the Trump administration over plans to return forced-reset triggers that were confiscated by federal law enforcement and once again allow them to be sold. The devices are used to make semiautomatic rifles fire faster.

Bloomington-Normal police say they’re encountering imitation guns more frequently, often among young people for whom guns are a status symbol. Like all commodities, fakes can be an easier way to get what you want.

Certain risk factors raise the likelihood of violent behavior among individuals. But it’s not perfectly cut and dry.

Police and prosecutors say they’ve seen a concerning increase in juvenile incidents involving guns. That includes shots-fired incidents that can be traumatizing for a neighborhood even if no one is injured or killed.