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Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office Investigating a Shooting

By Greg Halbleib Oct 9, 2025 | 6:07 PM

Three people are dead after a report of a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Cabbage Patch neighborhood of unincorporated Springfield.

Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputies responded after 2:30 to a report of a shooting inside a home in the 3000 block of Hoover Avenue. The three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Sheriff Paula Crouch said the incident appears to be a targeted attack.

No additional details were provided.