BLOOMINGTON – One person is dead, and another is behind bars after a shooting in the 2000 block of South Liberty Drive in Bloomington.
Bloomington Police officers responded at approximately 6:20 a.m. and found a man lying in the parking lot. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.
Investigators began checking the area where the body was found and located a van parked nearby with
what appeared to be a bullet hole through its windshield. Officers found a man sleeping in the van and woke him.
The man was identified as 56-year-old Scott A. Cooper, a transient. He was taken to the police department for questioning. After securing a search warrant, police found a loaded .380 caliber handgun inside the 2006 Chrysler Town & Country van Cooper was sleeping in.
After questioning, Cooper was arrested on a charge of murder.
Police also located the deceased man’s vehicle.
The identity of the victim is being withheld until the next of kin is notified.
No other information is available for release at this time.
