DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - A third person has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Danville from earlier this month.
According to the Danville Police Department, officers responded to the 300 block of Plum Street on July 10 for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found a man, identified by the Vermilion County Coroner as 24-year-old Krisean M. Watson, who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
After the initial investigation, police found and arrested 19-year-olds Javonte Forman and Erik Jimenez. Both were charged with aggravated battery — public way, mob action, and first-degree murder.
On July 26, 18-year-old Nathan Gray Jr. of Danville turned himself in at the Public Safety Building. Gray had an outstanding Vermilion County warrant for his arrest with the charge of First-Degree Murder. The arrest warrant stemmed from the investigation into Watson's shooting death.
The investigation into the shooting is still ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Danville Police Department at 217-431-2250 or contact Vermilion County Crime Stoppers online at vccrimestoppers.org, through the mobile app, or by calling 217-446-TIPS.
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