Death: 20-year-old Rantoul man murdered in a shooting – Rayvell E. Lofton, a 20-year-old Rantoul man murdered in a shooting Tuesday night, has been named by Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup.
According to news-gazette.com, Mr. Lofton was shot inside a house in the 600 block of Saint Andrews Circle in Rantoul and was pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m. Northrup announced in a statement today that the surgery will take place on Tuesday.
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Police in Rantoul said they were summoned to the area at 7:49 p.m. on a report of a probable gunshot. On Thursday, an autopsy will be performed. Rantoul police, the state police crime scene services section, and the coroner’s office are all investigating the death.