Bloomington Halloween shooting victim identified as 19-year-old student Giana Dettloff; eight others injured

The victim of the Bloomington Halloween shooting has been identified. Bloomington police and the McLean County coroner confirmed at a November 2 news conference that the victim was 19-year-old Giana Dettloff of Carol Stream, a North Central College student and cheerleader who was visiting a friend. The shooting happened at about 1:20 a.m. on November 1 in a shared backyard at 109 E. Division Street near Illinois Wesleyan University, where about 150 to 200 people were attending an outdoor Halloween gathering. (Cover photo is a file photo, not the scene.)

Nine shot: one dead, eight injured, aged 16 to 22

Police say nine people were shot in total: Dettloff suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, while eight others were injured, aged 16 to 22, including seven females and two males. The injured included students from Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois State University and Quincy University, as well as high school students. Police confirmed a ninth victim on Monday, raising the injured total from seven reported earlier to eight. Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington said he spent more than an hour with Dettloff's parents on Sunday morning.

No arrests, no motive established

As of Monday afternoon, police had made no arrests and had not determined a motive or the number of shooters; investigators described the suspected shooter or shooters as Black males, based on information provided to them. Police said there was no ongoing threat to the community, but the investigation continues, with Illinois State Police, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives involved. Illinois Wesleyan University offered students and faculty flexible class arrangements and counselling services, and an impromptu memorial with flowers and a photograph of Dettloff was set up near the scene.