An 18-year-old man, Randall E. Glass of Oak Lawn, Illinois, was fatally shot in the early morning of September 29, 2024, during an unsanctioned pop-up party in Normal, Illinois, tied to Illinois State University’s homecoming weekend. Officers from the Normal Police Department were dispersing a large gathering that had moved from a park to the Circle K parking lot near the 300 block of North Main Street when at about 3:42 AM they heard multiple gunshots and located two 18-year-old males with gunshot wounds near ISU’s Bone Student Center and Hancock Stadium.

Emergency responders transported both victims to local hospitals; Randall Glass was later pronounced dead of multiple gunshot wounds and the second victim remained in critical condition. Neither victim was affiliated with Illinois State University. The McLean County Coroner’s Office, Illinois State Police, and the Normal Police Department are handling the ongoing investigation. Authorities say the shooting highlights problems caused by large unsanctioned gatherings and are asking anyone with information to contact Normal PD, including anonymous tips via Tip411 by texting NORMALPD to 847411 or using the Normal PD app.

Did anyone at the gathering see what happened or have information that could help investigators?