DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Authorities have identified a Decatur man who died after someone shot him in the leg. 

A report from Macon County Coroner Michael Day identified the 37-year-old victim as Christopher Smith. A preliminary cause of death following an autopsy performed at the McLean County Coroner's Morgue in Bloomington found Smith died from a massive hemorrhage after a gunshot hit the femoral artery and vein in his upper left leg. 

Police had reported responding at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday to Decatur Memorial Hospital for a gunshot victim in the emergency room. He had been dropped off by a male subject in a private vehicle, who had left the scene. 

The Decatur Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit is working to investigate the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at (217)424-2734. They can also call Crime Stoppers at (217)423-TIPS if they wish to remain anonymous.Â