In the early morning hours on Saturday, September 11th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to the 600 block of South Pearl Street after receiving numerous calls of shots being fired. Officers arrived and observed a residence in the 600 block of East Knox Street to have shattered glass near the front entrance and a south-side glass door shattered with what appeared to be bullet holes, according to police reports. Police met with the residents who said they were awoken by gunfire. One resident, a 70-year old male who was sleeping in a living room sustained a cut on his hand – initially thought to be a graze wound – but was later determined it was from glass hitting him. Officers observed numerous bullet holes on the south side of the residence that had completely passed through the house – exiting on the north side. Witnesses told police they observed a dark Lincoln sedan and three male subjects near the house at the time of the shooting. A short time later, officers located the three males – identifying one of them. Later, the three males were seen running through back yards and departed the area in a Lincoln at a high rate of speed. A total of 12 .223 shell casings were found near the intersection of South Pearl and East First Street. The investigation is ongoing.
