A 57-year-old man has died following a shooting Tuesday afternoon outside Casey’s on Fox Creek Road, according to Bloomington Police.
Officers were called to the store at 2017 Fox Creek Road around 4:20 p.m. on October 21 for reports of a shooting. They found an adult male, later identified as Van Wilson of Bloomington, suffering from a gunshot wound. Bystanders were providing aid before paramedics transported Wilson to a local hospital, and he was later transferred to Carle Hospital in Urbana, where he was pronounced dead at 8:58 p.m.
Police say the suspect fled the scene but was quickly located by law enforcement from McLean Police and the McLean County Sheriff’s Office with help from a community member. Officers arrested Deshaun Bussell, 25, of Bloomington, without incident about 12 minutes after the shooting.
Bussell has been charged with murder with intent to kill or injure and aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm. He remains in custody at the McLean County Detention Facility.
The case remains under investigation by the Bloomington Police Department and the Champaign County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy for Wilson is pending.
