Man shot in the chest during robbery at Champaign hotel

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - A man was shot in the chest at a Champaign hotel Wednesday night.

Champaign Police were called to a hotel in the 900 block of W. Bloomington Rd. at 11:28 p.m. for a shooting.

Officers found a 34-year-old man from Tolono with a potentially life-threatening gunshot wound to the chest. The man was conscious and alert while officers and personnel from the Champaign Fire Department immediately rendered medical aid until the man could be transported to an area hospital. He remains hospitalized in stable condition.

Police said the victim was visiting an acquaintance at the hotel when an unidentified subject approached and robbed him and another guest of their belongings. During the robbery, a shot was fired, and the man was struck. The robber then fled the area.

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