DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A woman shot in Decatur Wednesday afternoon is expected to survive, per police. 

The shooting occurred in the 800 block of W. William St. Officers said the victim was a 22-year-old woman and confirmed her wounds were non-life-threatening. She was taken to a hospital after someone shot her while she was in a vehicle. 

After the shooting, police asked the public to avoid the area of William and Pine. They said they were looking for a white male person with shaggy hair and a black Nike zip up sweatshirt. 

Police could be seen searching through a red van in the area, which appeared to have the back windshield shot out. Officers were seen spending a lot of their time searching through the vehicle. 

Witnesses reported hearing at least three gunshots in the area.

Millikin University students received an alert from police saying a shooter was on the loose near the Millikin Homestead area. There is no threat to campus, per school officials. 

Before 5 p.m., Millikin officials said police had completed their search of the area. They added the situation "appears to be isolated to the parties involved".

On Wednesday night, police said the investigation was ongoing with processing of the crime scene and interviewing witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to call Decatur police (217-424-2711) or Crime Stoppers (217-423-8477).