Gunfire strikes Streator residence, police say

Shots reported on South Wasson Street; 5th report of gunfire since Oct. 5 in Streator

Streator police closed a block of Hickory Street near the Streator Post Office on Saturday, June 17, 2023, while bomb technicians removed a suspicious tote in the parking lot. — A residence in the 100 block of South Wasson Street in Streator was struck with gunfire Thursday afternoon. (Derek Barichello)

October 11, 2024 at 5:47 am CDT

A residence in the 100 block of South Wasson Street in Streator was struck with gunfire Thursday afternoon.

Police said they received reports just before 5 p.m. of gunfire in the 300 block of South Wasson Street. Officers were nearby and responded quickly, police said. There have been no reported injuries.

The gunfire is under investigation.

Thursday’s gunfire is the fifth confirmed report since Oct. 5. A man was found wounded by gun shots in the 1300 block of North Wasson Street on Oct. 5; a residence and vehicle were damaged by gunfire in the 400 block of South Everett Street on Oct. 5, casings were found on Iowa Avenue between Broadway and Elliott streets; and shots were fired in the 200 block of East Grove Street in Streator on Oct. 6. In that case, a man was arrested, charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and ordered held in the La Salle County Jail.