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From Illinois State Police:
Hammond, IL – On Jan. 26, 2021, at approximately 3:01 a.m., the Piatt County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a residence in the village of Hammond in reference to a male at a residence with a gunshot wound.
The Piatt County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene along with an officer from the Monticello Police Department. Hammond Fire Protection District and Lovington Ambulance service responded to the scene, as well as the Piatt County Coroner’s Office, and a 64-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene.
This incident is being investigated as a homicide by the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the Piatt County Sheriff’s Office, Piatt County Coroner’s Office and Piatt County States Attorney’s Office.