Police: Shooting victim was at pop-up party with 1,000 in attendance near ISU

NORMAL, Ill. (WAND) — A person who was killed in a shooting in Normal Sunday has been identified.

McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathleen Yoder said the victim was 18-year-old Randall E. Glass of Oak Lawn, Illinois. He died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Another 18-year-old was also hit by gunfire. He is in critical condition.

The shooting happened early Sunday morning near the Illinois State University campus.

Normal Police said they were in the area of the 300 block of North Main Street around 3:45 a.m. breaking up a large party.

While on scene, officers heard several gunshots from the area.

They immediately went to the 300 block of North University and found two gunshot victims.

Both were taken to the hospital, where Glass died.

In a post on their Facebook page, ISU Police say a pop-up party of over 1,000 people, which was not organized or sanctioned by the University, started in a park and moved to a gas station.

“ISU Police respects the right of everyone to celebrate. Celebration in the form of large 'pop-up parties' on public property without a permit or on the property of non-consenting businesses is unacceptable and damages public and private property, disrupts local businesses and residential neighborhoods, and consumes significant ISU and Town resources. Today, it also resulted in gun violence in our community,” said ISU Police in a statement.

In a statement, ISU President Aondover Tarhule said that while neither shooting victim was affiliated with the university he shares "the sentiments expressed by many in our community, including sympathy for the victims’ families, shock and anger that such violence occurred adjacent to campus, and concern for the safety of our community."

He went on to say that pop-up parties are presenting challenges to maintaining student safety at universities across the county and that he and Normal Mayor Chris Koos have discussed these types of events.

An investigation is underway by the Normal Police. Anyone with information is asked to call Normal Police at 309-454-9535.