BLOOMINGTON - Police Chief Randy McKinley said the investigation into a string of shootings Sunday night took a positive turn Tuesday, as people appeared more willing to talk to officers about what happened.

There have been no arrests in the four shootings, which started around 6 p.m. Sunday and ended just before midnight. One man was injured and remained hospitalized Tuesday.

McKinley said that though many potential sources of information were tight-lipped Monday, that had begun to change Tuesday as police continued interviews.

"The big thing is, do we have anyone that's talking?" he said. "That's gonna make or break this case.

"Our guys are very encouraged," he said.

McKinley said the Bloomington and McLean County sheriff's police joint investigation was looking at all possible angles, including gang or drug activity and some kind of retribution. Random people were not considered targets.

"These people are aiming for each other," he said.

The man who was shot in the torso outside a home at 312 Greenwood Ave. - the second reported shooting - was taken to OSF St. Joseph Medical Center. McKinley said investigators told him the man, who was still hospitalized Tuesday, was expected to recover from his injuries, but his condition was not available.

Targeted homes

The targeted residences at 1622 Indiana St. and 816 W. MacArthur Ave. are owned or occupied by two brothers, Adalberto and Steven Cornejo, respectively, according to Adalberto and public records.

At least two or three shots were fired at the Indiana St. home, where the door was also kicked in, police said. Between five and six shots were reportedly fire outside the MacArthur Ave. home. Those were shootings three and four.

It was at least the second time in four months shots were fired at Adalberto Cornejo's Indiana St. home. Cornejo's son was home during the Feb. 8 incident, when police said at least three shots were fired at the home.

No one was injured in that incident, and the case was administratively closed without an arrest, police spokesman Duane Moss said Tuesday.

Vehicles were involved in at least three of the shootings, including the first near Springfield Road and Morris Avenue around 6:10 p.m. Witnesses told police shots were fired from a white pickup truck toward a black sport utility vehicle.

The case is a joint investigation because Greenwood Avenue is a city street, but the residence is in county jurisdiction. Anyone with information is asked to call Bloomington police at (309) 434-2700.