Danville man arrested for aggravated discharge of a firearm
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A Danville man was arrested overnight after he was accused of shooting toward two people.
Just after midnight, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of E. Fairchild St. for the report of an armed person, the Danville Police Department said in a release Tuesday morning. Dispatch informed the officers that a man fired a shot toward the caller.
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When officers arrived, they talked with two victims who described the man and said he fired a handgun toward them. Officers were able to locate the man in a residence within the area, who they identified as 28-year-old Melvin Alexander. They later recovered a firearm belonging to him.
Alexander was arrested and taken to the Public Safety Building and then booked in the Vermilion County Jail on charges of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm.
The Danville Police Department asks that anyone with relevant information contacts them at 217-431-2250, or submits an anonymous tip with Vermilion County Crime Stoppers at 217-446-TIPS (8477), online at vccrimestoppers.org, or through their mobile app, P3TIPS.
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