UPDATE:

Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer has released the names of the two people who died after the shooting Saturday night.

Brauer said, Darnell "DJ" Wicks, 7-years-old, died at Carle Foundation Hospital Emergency Department at 8:28 p.m. on Saturday.

Melvin Braxton, 43, died in the operating room at 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Autopsies for both are scheduled for early this week. 

ORIGINAL:

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) -- Two people are dead after a shooting in Urbana Saturday night. 

Urbana Police said, it happened near Lanore Drive and Washington St. just after 7:30 p.m.

When police arrived, they found a 7-year-old and 43-year-old man were shot. They were taken to the hospital and died from the injuries. 

Police said, officers learned that the shooting of both people, derived from a home invasion. 

The Criminal Investigations Division is handling this ongoing investigation. 

Urbana Police ask that anyone who has additional information please call 217-384-2320.

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may also submit tips to Crime Stoppers by phone at 217-373-TIPS (217-373- 8477); online at 373tips.com; or the “P3 Tips” mobile app.

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