At 8:36 p.m. Thursday, Saline County Central Dispatch received multiple 911 calls of a shooting at Harrisburg Liquor Lake.
Police arrived at the scene approximately one minute later, and they located a 49-year-old man inside the store, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds.
Officers applied tourniquets to control the victim’s bleeding until paramedics could arrive.
Deaconess EMS and the Harrisburg Fire Department then arrived on scene and took over care for the patient.
The victim was transported to the Harrisburg Medical Center and later transferred to another hospital.
Police suspect that the shooter fled the scene on foot.
Illinois State Police are assisting in the investigation, which is still active and ongoing.
Anyone with information or lives in the area with a home security camera is asked to contact Saline County Central Dispatch at (618)252-8661.
Anyone with information or lives in the area with a home security camera is asked to contact Saline County Central Dispatch at (618)252-8661.
