Tributes follow college cheerleader killed while visiting friend at Halloween party shooting
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Shooting near campus
Yoder said there was no evidence of close-range firing. Toxicology results are pending, and police told The Independent on Tuesday that no arrests had been made.
Nine others were shot
The injured ranged in age from 16 to 22 and included students from Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois State University and Quincy University, along with teenagers from Chicago suburbs. Police learned Monday that another person had a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, bringing the total number of people shot to nine.
Tributes and police appeal
North Central College President Abiódún Gòkè-Paríolá confirmed Tuesday in a Facebook post that Dettloff was a member of the college’s cheerleading team. Her former cheerleading team at Glenbard North High School remembered her as a “sweet and caring soul” who positively influenced the community.
Key points
- Dettloff, 19, died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.
- Nine other people were shot, including students and teenagers aged 16 to 22.
- Police said Tuesday that no arrests had been made.
- Police are seeking information and recordings from the area.