A Chicago man accused in last year’s shooting at Illinois State University has been found not guilty of attempted murder.
While acquitting him of an attempted murder charge, a McLean County jury convicted Emir Thomas, 20, on two serious weapons charges for allegedly shooting someone outside a sorority event at the university’s Bone Student Center in April 2025.
Thomas was arrested last June in Chicago with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals. Authorities had asked for help in the aftermath of the shooting, releasing photos of Thomas, who at the time was labeled a “person of interest” in the incident. A warrant for his arrest was issued four days after the shooting…