28-year-old man dies after shooting at residence just off Bunn Park Saturday night
A 28-year-old man died of multiple gunshot wounds at a residence in the Bunn Park area Saturday night, according to Springfield Police officials.
The shooting happened inside the residence in the 1600 block of East Morgan Street around 8:30 p.m., confirmed SPD Deputy Chief Joshua Stuenkel, reached Sunday.
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon identified the victim Monday as Demarius Burnside, of Peoria.
A person of interest was interviewed by SPD investigators but later released pending further investigation. The person was not at the scene when SPD officers arrived, though several witnesses there were interviewed by investigators, Stuenkel said.
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It was not immediately determined how many times Burnside was shot. He was taken to HSHS St. John's Hospital where he was pronounced dead by emergency room personnel at 9:48 p.m.
Stuenkel said a disturbance led up to the shooting.
There were no other reported injuries, Stuenkel said.
The case is under investigation.
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