Freeport shooting leaves three men wounded, suspects at large

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Three victims are recovering after being injured in a shooting in Freeport late Tuesday night.

According to the Freeport Police Department, three men were shot in the 100 block of E. Winslow Street. Officers were alerted to the shooting by the police department’s citywide gunshot detection system around 11:02 p.m.

Police said a 39-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his abdomen; a 49-year-old man was shot in the leg; and a third man, 50, was also shot in the leg.

Investigators believe all three victims were inside a house when two suspects began firing shots from outside.

Police said tracking down the suspects was part of an “fluid and active investigation,” adding that the crime was “not a random act of violence.”

A description of the suspects was not provided. Police said anyone with information related to the shooting is encouraged to call law enforcement.