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Illinois college cheerleader, 19, killed in Halloween mass shooting that left 8 injured
Nineteen-year-old Giana Dettloff, a North Central College cheerleader, was killed at an off-campus Halloween party near Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Eight other people were wounded, and police have made no arrests; the shooting has prompted tributes from her college and former school.
Police said nine people aged 16 to 22 were shot at about 1.30 am on Sunday. A preliminary autopsy report said Dettloff had been shot multiple times in the chest and pelvis. She was visiting a friend in Bloomington, around two hours from her college, and police say the investigation is continuing.
In short
- Giana Dettloff, 19, was killed at a Halloween party in Bloomington.
- Eight others aged 16 to 22 were wounded.
- Police have made no arrests as the investigation continues.
Explained simply
North Central College is a private college in Naperville, Illinois, while Illinois Wesleyan University is in Bloomington, about two hours away. Giana Dettloff, 19, was a cheerleader at North Central and was visiting a friend in Bloomington.
The shooting happened at an off-campus Halloween party, so it was not reported as taking place on either university’s campus. The people shot were aged 16 to 22; the colleges and Dettloff’s former school have paid tribute to her.