FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Three people were shot in the 900 block of S. Caroll Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, and police say the suspect is still at large.
According to the Freeport Police Department, officers were called to the scene around 1:30 p.m. and found two victims who had been struck by gunfire, including a 53-year-old man and a 47-year-old man.
The 53-year-old suffered a minor graze wound, and the 47-year-old suffered a bullet wound to his arm.
A third victim, a 50-year-old man, arrived at FHN Hospital with a gunshot wound and is being transported to a Rockford area hospital for further treatment.
Investigators said the victims were in front of a home when a black male suspect began firing shots at them from behind a house. Police said there had been an argument with some of the individuals at the residence and the suspect prior to the shooting.
Police said the attack is not believed to be a random act of violence, and the investigation is still in progress.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Freeport Police at 815-235-8222.