What we know about the Dunlap shooting that critically injured a young woman
Police arrested a suspect in a shooting at a Dunlap apartment Friday morning that critically injured a 22-year-old woman.
Walter J. Artis, 26, was located about two hours later at a gas station on Morton Avenue in Morton and attempted to flee on foot, according to Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins. Police arrested Artis and located a handgun on his person. The suspect's vehicle was located nearby.
Artis was booked into the Peoria County Jail on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, home invasion, no valid FOID card, and aggravated domestic battery. The victim, who remains in critical condition as of Friday afternoon, has children in common with Artis, the sheriff said.
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The incident began at about 9:19 a.m. Friday, when Peoria County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an apartment on North Brentfield Drive in Dunlap on reports of a female shot, Watkins said. Upon arrival, deputies located a female with a gunshot wound. The suspect fled the scene after the shooting. He was considered armed and dangerous.
Morton schools were in a "soft lockdown" on Friday morning while police searched for the suspect, whose phone "pinged near" one of the district's schools.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Suspect held in Dunlap, Illinois, apartment shooting
