Galesburg Police are investigating two shootings that happened on May 28, 2023, on Freemont and Grove Streets. Officers responded to a house on Freemont Street around 8:20 AM for holes in the front door and broken glass found by the residents upon waking up. The residents told Officers that they heard several loud bangs sometime overnight but didn’t discover anything out of the ordinary at the time. Officers located a shell casing and bullet fragments at the scene during the investigation confirming that shots had been fired at the residence overnight.
Around 10:20 AM, officers were dispatched to a disturbance on East Grove Street. The caller said that there was someone parked in the driveway wearing a black mask but refused to provide any additional information. A short time later, officers received a report that shots had been fired in the area of the disturbance and that there was a victim of a gunshot on Greenleaf Street. The investigation confirmed that the gunshot victim had been shot on East Grove and had fled the shooting scene.
The investigation of the two incidents determined that they are related and are both isolated incidents. Galesburg Police have identified persons of interest and arrest warrants are pending. The Galesburg Police Department was assisted by the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigations Division.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact the Galesburg Police Department 309-343-9151 or Galesburg Crime Stoppers 309-344-0044 / 1-888-266-0044 or text a tip – text the word “Galesburg” + your tip to 274637.
