On Monday, January 2, 2023 at approximately 7:50 p.m. the Rock Island Police Department responded to a 911 call of a gunshot victim in the 1000 block of 12th Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers located a 33 year-old male victim suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his lower leg. The victim alleged that he was the victim of an attempted robbery. The victim was transported by ambulance to UnityPoint Trinity hospital for treatment. The Rock Island Police Department received no other calls of shots fired in the area. No other injuries or damaged property was located.
The incident remains under investigation by the Rock Island Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division; no further information is available at this time.
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the Rock Island Police Department at (309) 732-2677 or Crime Stoppers at (309) 762-9500 or using the P3 Tips app.