On July 8th at 5:39 a.m., Springfield Police responded to the area of 24th Street and Allison Court for the report of a man down in the road that had been shot. The 34-year-old Springfield man was located and transported to HSHS St. John’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff at 6:29am shortly after his arrival. An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday and his identity is being withheld until next of kin are notified.  The incident is actively being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division as a homicide.

Anyone with information concerning this shooting is asked to call the Springfield Police Department at 217-788-8311 and/or Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers at 217-788-8427