Decatur police activity (12/5)

Decatur police on the scene at Sportsmans Park Dec. 5 (WAND photo)

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A person was shot at a park off East Lost Bridge Park in Decatur Friday afternoon. 

Police were called to a reported shooting around 4:15 p.m. at Sportsmans Park near Lake Decatur.

DPD command confirmed that a person was shot, but the victim's condition and how it happened are not clear. 

WAND News Reporter Carlee Bronkema said she could see several police cars, two ambulances and a fire truck were also on scene. 

Police had also blocked the entrance to the park from Lost Bridge Road.

This is a developing story. 

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