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Three people dead following Springfield shooting

Three people dead following Springfield shooting

Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputies and other law enforcement responded to a triple-homicide Thursday in the 3000 block of Hoover Ave. Photo: Saga Communications/Will Stevenson


Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Three people are dead following a late-afternoon shooting in Springfield Thursday.

The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department confirms the deaths, saying all three were found in a home in the 3000 block of Hoover Avenue.  No other details were released, with the Sheriff’s Department calling it an “active investigation.”

Deputies were called to the area at 2:24 p.m. Thursday.

They do urge anyone with information to call (217) 753-6666, or Sangamon and Menard County Crime Stoppers at (217) 788-8027, use the P3 app, or file an anonymous tip online.

This story may be updated when more information becomes available.

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