Champaign police have arrested one man in connection to a report of shots fired in the area of Fourth and Hill Streets.

According to a press release, Champaign Police responded to the area at 12:18 p.m. after witnesses reported seeing at least two groups of males firing guns at each other and then fleeing the area on foot.

Some of the suspects reportedly entered a residence in the 400 block of East Church Street. Police searched the area and found evidence that confirmed shots were fired.

Officers later located a heavily damaged Dodge Dakota pick-up truck in the 300 block of East Hill Street that struck a residence at the corner of Fourth Street and Hill Street. Police were informed that the driver of the pick-up truck crashed into the residence after shots were fired and the truck’s occupants fled from the vehicle on foot.

The Champaign Police Department SWAT team was dispatched to the residence in the 400 block of East Church Street at about 1:10 p.m. to locate the one or more potentially armed suspects.

Police secured and searched the residence after obtaining a search warrant and located four handguns, drugs and drug equipment. Charles Thomas, 46, was arrested on the charge of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of weapons.

Adjacent homes were evacuated and the perimeter streets were closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

Police suspect the shooting is due to an ongoing dispute between two groups. Police encourage anyone with information to call Champaign Police at 217-351-4545 or call Crime Stoppers at 217-373-8477, for those who wish to remain anonymous.