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No Midwest storm or outage disruption was found in Nov. 9 searches. Four people, including two children, were found dead in a West Bend, Wis., home Nov. 7 (police say no threat to the public), and the Bloomington, Ill., Halloween-weekend shooting (1 dead, 7 or 8 hurt) still showed no arrest.
Goes Yellow if Storm damage or outages are reported, or a new threat emerges in the Bloomington case.
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FOX6 and WISN reported four people, including two children, were found dead Saturday Nov. 7 in a home on East Washington Street, and a second girl was taken to a hospital (condition not stated). Police said all four were related and that they do not believe anyone at large poses a threat.
Local and Chicago-area outlets reported one person (a 19-year-old woman, per WGLT) died and eight others were hurt (WGLT) at a party on East Division Street near Illinois Wesleyan University at about 1:23 a.m. Nov. 1; some early reports counted seven. No suspect is in custody as of Nov. 7; a Nov. 9 search found no arrest report. WGLT reported Police Chief Jamal Simington said Nov. 7 the investigation so far indicates no IWU students were involved or targeted and police need more witnesses. Earlier reports said police were working with the FBI, ATF, Illinois State Police and McLean County Sheriff's Office and saw no ongoing threat. Tips: Detective Pedro Diaz, 309-434-2532.
As of the Nov. 7 report (not re-checked Nov. 8): AP (via KSAT) reported police got calls about 9:10 a.m. Nov 5; a female postal employee shot two female coworkers (ages 45 and 53) on the second floor, in an area closed to the public. A 55-year-old male employee was hurt in a fall escaping. Injuries are not believed life-threatening. The suspect, a 39-year-old woman from West Des Moines, was detained at 9:21 a.m. on a bike path without resistance; a 9 mm handgun was recovered. She faces two counts of attempted murder, two of willful injury causing serious injury, and intimidation. Nearby school entry was briefly restricted, then lifted. Status: Suspect in custody; scene cleared.
As of the Nov. 7 report (not re-checked Nov. 8): As of Nov. 1 (not re-checked since), ABC7 Chicago reported 7 people were shot during Halloween celebrations near the Indiana University campus, with one person arrested and a gun recovered; it was unclear whether that person was the shooter.
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West Bend, Wis.: four found dead in a home Nov.
West Bend, Wis.: four found dead in a home Nov. 7; police say no threat to the public. Bloomington, Ill.: 1 dead, 7-8 hurt, no arrest found Nov. 9. As of the Nov. 8 report (not re-checked): Des Moines postal shooting suspect in custody; Chicago weekend shootings, no mass shooting found; Ohio measles at 311 cases.
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