Police are investigating the death of a white male on West Seminary Avenue in Bloomington.
UPDATED 7:55 a.m. | A 44-year-old Normal man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing on Bloomington s west side, police said.
Larry Knell of Normal was arrested Friday night.
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A SWAT team arrested Larry E. Knell on Friday night in the parking lot of a Bloomington gas station, police said. He emerged as a suspect after another man s body was found in the roadway in the 600 block of West Seminary Avenue early Friday morning. The victim had multiple stab wounds.
Knell became a suspect after interviews with witnesses and a review of electronic evidence across Bloomington-Normal. A suspect vehicle was identified and an arrest warrant issued.
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UPDATED 3:10 p.m. | One woman was killed and another injured in a shooting early Saturday in downtown Bloomington, police said. A suspect is in custody.
The shooting happened around 12:45 a.m. in the 500 block of North Main Street, near a long row of downtown taverns, restaurants and shops.
Michael Bakana was arrested in connection with the shootings.
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Arrested at the scene was Michael Bakana, 41, of Normal. He was charged with murder, attempted murder, and aggravated battery with a firearm, prosecutors said. He was being held at the McLean County jail on $2 million bond.
Bakana was seen on video arguing with two women on the sidewalk outside Daddio s bar, prosecutors said. The video shows Bakana shooting the women after one of them shoved him away from them, prosecutors said. Bakana allegedly fired 10 shots at the women and later admitted to police that he was the gunman, prosecutors said.