Incident

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12-31-2019 Illinois Normal 1-2

Location

December 31, 2019

Normal, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Tariq L. Houston
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Dewon I.C. Griffin
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Garrett Riley Ahlfield
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
House party / Block Party / Park Party

Notes

party ends in gunfire, teen killed; Griffin, charged w/ 2 counts 1st-degree murder, 1 count attempted first-degree murder, 1 count aggravated unlawful use, 2 counts unlawful use/ felon, convicted on all counts; Ahlfield convicted, sentenced 7 yrs;

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Handgun

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bleichner-teen-fatally-shot-during-nye-party-in-normal/article_03c12f34-d80f-5f24-b81d-2cca9836f845.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

URL: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/bloomington-man-arrested-regarding-nye-homicide/

URL: https://herald-review.com/news/local/public_safety/arrest-made-in-new-year-s-eve-shooting-in-normal/article_f855f5e5-2aaf-5052-bdbb-329676a9e082.html#tracking-source=home-trending

URL: https://herald-review.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-who-fired-gun-in-air-at-murder-scene-of-decatur-resident-is-sentenced/article_8c3c9008-85d2-572c-a9bb-8151a94faa49.html

URL: https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/dewon-griffin-murder-trial-verdict/article_d1977938-4090-11ef-bb7f-67cccf3baff4.html

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 53
State House District: 105