Man shot while on bicycle

A 42-year-old man was shot in the buttocks while riding his bike at 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 6, at Fourth and Maple streets.

An individual in a vehicle approached the man from behind and then subsequently shot him in the rear. The Bloomington Police Department has no vehicle description or physical description of the shooter, BPD Sgt. Joseph Crider said.

The man went home, consulted with his girlfriend and decided to go to the hospital. When the man arrived, staff at Bloomington Hospital called the police.

The man reported to BPD that he heard a loud cracking sound, fell off his bike and felt a sharp pain in his buttocks, which he thought was from falling. Upon further examination, he realized he was shot with the bullet causing entrance and exit wounds. Hospital staff could not find any bullet fragments.

A BPD detective is further investigating the incident.