BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – An armed subject was shot to death by Bloomington Police Tuesday afternoon on the city’s southeast side.
In a statement Tuesday night, Bloomington Police said officers were called around 4:45 p.m. to the 700 block of Fairmont Drive near an apartment complex after several calls about an armed person.
“When officers arrived, they made contact with the subject. As the call for service progressed, the officer(s) fired their duty weapon(s) and the subject was struck,” the statement said.
The subject was pronounced dead at the scene by the McLean County Coroner, after life-saving efforts failed.
The person’s identity and gender have not been released.
No officers were injured in the incident.
Bloomington Police are turning the investigation over to Illinois State Police. ISP is required by state law to conduct an independent investigation when deadly force is used by police.
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