Incident

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1-04-2022 Illinois Decatur 1-1

Location

January 04, 2022

500 block of W Sawyer St
Decatur, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: William A Hosea
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)

Notes

1st reported as gunfire came from outside residence, but suspect in home arrested; the 3 yo taken to the hospital by private vehicle;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/decatur-police-3-year-old-hurt-after-shooting/

URL: https://newschannel20.com/news/local/decatur-man-arrested-in-shooting-of-3-year-old

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 48
State House District: 96