Danville police are investigating a shooting that injured a teenage boy.
Sgt. Eric Olson said that police were dispatched to OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center around 7:30 a.m. Sunday for a report of a 14-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the back of the head. The victim was alert and speaking, and told police he was on a basketball court in the 1600 block of Clyman Lane when he heard multiple gunshots and then was struck in the back of the head. Witnesses with the 14-year-old also corroborated his story. The victim was transported to the hospital and has been listed as stable.
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call the Danville Police Department at 217-431-2250 or can contact the Vermilion County Crime Stoppers at 217-446-TIPS.
