What happened in deadly Illinois Wesleyan mass shooting? What we know as police set to give update – NBC 5 Chicago

What happened in deadly Illinois Wesleyan mass shooting? What we know as police set to give update  NBC 5 Chicago

Two of the victims in the deadly shooting were recent graduates of Glenbard North High School in suburban Carol Stream, a local official said. Two of the victims in the shooting were recent graduates of Glenbard North High School in suburban Carol Stream, a local official said. Police in Bloomington, Illinois are scheduled to hold a news conference Monday morning after a deadly mass shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University over Halloween weekend left a 19-year-old dead and seven others in injured. The shooting occurred about 1:23 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of East Division Street during a party at an off-campus home. According to police, officers were responding to a separate call blocks away when they heard shots fired.

Seven people were injured and transported to nearby hospitals. According to officials, a 19-year-old woman, was killed. "Additional information on the remaining victims will be provided as it becomes available," Bloomington police said. Some of those injured included students from Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois State University and other universities in Illinois. A Quincy University student was also among those shot, WGEM, the NBC affiliate in Quincy, reported. However, the student's condition has not been released. Photos and video from the scene showed yellow police tape roping off parts of a home, with debris scattered across the ground and police cars