CHAMPAIGN - The Champaign Police Department says one man has been arrested in connection with a November 4 shooting that injured two people.
Champaign police say officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 300 block of North Third Street at about 11:38 p.m. Upon arriving, officers say they found a home where a party had taken place, and a 17-year-old girl who had sustained an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body. Officers also learned of another gunshot victim from the party, identified as a 47-year-old male, who had arrived at a local hospital by private vehicle.
Champaign Police Detectives say they reviewed evidence from the scene, and were able to identify and obtain an arrest warrant for a suspect. Champaign police say Daytreon Pettis, 23, was arrested at a home in the 1300 block of Dublin Street at about 9:45 a.m. on December 14.
Pettis is facing preliminary charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated battery with a firearm, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Pettis remains in the Champaign County Correctional Center on $250,000 bond.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
