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Champaign Police Describe Storm Water Rescue; Investigate Child’s Fatal Shooting
Summary
Deputy Chief Greg Manzano recounted a dramatic vehicle rescue from a retention pond during a storm and said officers later responded to a separate shooting in which a child later died; investigations remain ongoing.
Deputy Chief Greg Manzano of the Champaign Police Department told the Community Coalition that officers rescued a person from a sinking vehicle at the 1900 block of North Prospect during heavy storms. "We found a vehicle that had crashed into a retention pond, and was sinking," Manzano said, and he described officers and bystanders entering the water to bring the occupant to shore.
Manzano said officers later responded that same day to a shooting on the 1100 block of North 3rd Street in which a child sustained fatal injuries. He said investigators are still working the case and that the department is coordinating with partner agencies, including fire, EMS and the coroner's office. Manzano framed both events as examples of the range of calls his officers handle and praised staff for their professionalism during a difficult 24-hour period.
The department did not provide further case details at the coalition meeting; Manzano said the shooting remains under investigation and offered condolences to the family.
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