Streator shooting victim taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be fatal

A 16-year-old boy was injured by a single gunshot Wednesday at a residence in the 1100 block of Arthur Street, just north of 12th Street, in Streator.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, a class X felony. The boy was taken to La Salle County Detention Home.

The La Salle County State’s Attorney’s Office and Streator Police Department confirmed Wednesday the individual was taken to OSF Center for Health-Streator with a gunshot injury to the abdomen. He was transferred to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, but his injuries are not expected to be fatal.

Officers responded at about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Officers conducted interviews with other individuals on the scene and another person of interest located a short distance from the scene.

Streator police are being assisted by the La Salle County State’s Attorney’s Office, the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigation Unit.