DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A woman was shot while attending a candlelight vigil for a murder victim in Decatur Tuesday night, according to the Decatur Police Department.
Then police said during the shooting investigation a suspected drunk driver hit an unoccupied police car.
Decatur police said they were called shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday to North Church and West Johnson streets after someone heard gunfire. Police said they found a 48-year-old woman a couple of blocks away who had been shot.Â
The victim, according to police, had been driving to a vigil in the area for a recent homicide victim. Police said her car was shot while driving and she was hit in the leg. Her injuries are non-life threatening, according to police.Â
It's not clear if she was targeted in the shooting.
A 54-year-old man died after being shot on North Church Street Monday. The shooting death in Decatur was one of several violent crimes over the Labor Day weekend in Decatur. Â
Police said while investigating the shooting, an unoccupied DPD police car was sideswiped by a vehicle that drove through the crime scene. Police said the are was taped off with crime scene tape. The 41-year-old driver was eventually stopped a few blocks away.
Police have not named the driver, but said the man is facing several charges including DUI, driving on a revoked license, and eluding police.
This is a developing story.
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