BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Friday night following a disturbance at the intersection of West Howe Street and South Morton Street.
Officers responded to the scene at approximately 9:40 p.m., after a caller reported hearing screaming, a possible gunshot, and seeing a person on the ground.
Upon arrival, officers located a man with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the left side of his upper torso. Officers immediately attempted life-saving measures until the arrival of the Bloomington Fire Department and IU Health Ambulance Service.
The man was transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased by a physician at 10:28 p.m. The victim was identified as a 29-year-old transient man.
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