Officers with the Decatur Police Department responded to a report of shots fired shortly after midnight on Saturday. Those involved in the incident had already fled by the time officers arrived on ...

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DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — One person was hospitalized in a shooting Friday night, and the Decatur Police Department is investigating the situation, Millikin University said. In an email sent out to the ...

A juvenile was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree assault after allegedly shooting another individual last week, according to a statement from the Decatur Police Department.