Last updated Oct. 18 at 11:38 a.m.

Shots were fired at 411 E. Green St. at 12:34 a.m. The Division of Public Safety sent an Illini-Alert to students and faculty advising the public to leave the area if possible or secure their location.

According to a UIPD statement, there was a verbal altercation prior to a shooting which injured one person. Dispatch reports disclosed that the victim was male and “not alert” as of 12:28 a.m.

UIPD, the Urbana Police Department, the Champaign Police Department and Illinois State Police were on the scene.

“I heard a couple pops, and then everybody around me just started sprinting away from Green Street,” said Charlie Marks, sophomore in Business. 

Jacob Castaneda, senior in Business, was at Joe’s Brewery at the time of the shooting. 

“I thought it was fireworks, personally,” Castaneda said. “Then I got the Illini-Alert that shots were fired.” 

By 12:38 a.m., KAMS and Joe’s Brewery had both locked their doors, restricting anyone from entering or exiting, according to multiple sources from within these establishments. 

An Illini-Alert sent at 12:47 a.m. wrote that police were still investigating and advised people to avoid the area. 

At 1:04 a.m., dispatchers on the METCAD police scanner stated that a subject had been detained.

An Illini-Alert sent at 1:09 a.m. wrote that authorities believed the suspect had left the area but officers remained on scene for “further investigation.” 

A window at Royal BBQ on Green Street was shattered. Authorities were inspecting the glass and speaking with the business owner around 1:50 a.m.

UIPD told The Daily Illini that they did not immediately have a comment.

“We’re still working an active scene,” said UIPD.

UIPD Chief of Police Matt Ballinger sent a Campus Safety Update to the campus community at 10:23 a.m. confirming UIPD officers responded to one male victim with two gunshot wounds. The notification also provided further clarification on the possible origins of the incident. 

“Preliminary witness statements suggest the shooting followed a verbal altercation between multiple people,” the email read. “The victim became involved in the dispute and was subsequently struck by gunfire.”

The Daily Illini spoke to Robert Stengel, a community member and street performer, on Friday night. Stengel said he witnessed a group near the area prior to the shooting.

“There’s a whole group of people hanging out (in the area) like there is every weekend,” Stengel said. “Two of the guys are getting rowdy, and they say, ‘Let’s go toe to toe.’”

Stengel kept walking and heard gunshots soon after.

Ballinger wrote that a suspect had not yet been located. 

According to the update, “all parties involved are not believed to be affiliated with the University,” and the victim was taken to Carle Hospital for treatment.

**This is a developing story. Updates will be posted as they become available.**