Danville man arrested for aggravated discharge of a firearm
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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