Man shot near Hoopeston landfill
January 5, 2009 12:51 AM CDT
RURAL HOOPESTON – The Vermilion County Sheriff's Department is investigating the shooting of a 28-year-old man Monday morning.
Sheriff Pat Hartshorn said the man was shot multiple times shortly before 9:57 a.m. near a landfill southeast of Hoopeston. The man's name and hometown were not immediately available.
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