One woman was shot dead and three others wounded on Bloomington's south side Saturday morning. Police say drugs were involved. \nIllinois resident Shery J. King was pronounced dead at the scene by Monroe County Deputy Coroner Dave Toumey. \nBloomington residents Randy Osmer, 18, Andrew Crouch, 19, and Karen Koontz, 18, who was six weeks pregnant, were taken to Bloomington Hospital. Osmer was treated and released. Crouch and Koontz were stable and in satisfactory condition late Sunday. \nHospital representatives would not comment on the condition of Koontz's unborn child.\nThe Monroe County Sheriff's Department said the three were shot at about 10 a.m. Saturday. Police were called at about 10:20 a.m. to Pheasant Run Apartments, 1004 Country Club Drive. Deputy Roger Watkins arrived at the scene and found the four victims in the bedroom of Apartment 24 -- Osmer, Crouch and Koontz's home.\nThe Sheriff's Department quoted the victims as saying a man they knew entered the bedroom and started shooting. The suspect, Gregory Keith Cox, 34, and two others, Diontae Brooks, 17, and Jessie Williamson, 19, fled the apartment, police said. All three are from Detroit.\nThe three men ran to Maurice English's house at 2408 S. Rogers St., police said. \nAccording to the Sheriff's Department, Bloomington police arrested Cox, Brooks and Williamson without incident at English's house. Monroe County Sheriff's Detective Steve Chambers said a .32 caliber revolver, which was consistent with bullets and casings from the crime scene, was fou nd in English's backyard.\nPolice have filed a preliminary charge of murder and three charges of attempted murder against Cox. Chambers said Brooks and Williamson were charged with dealing a controlled substance after crack cocaine was found stashed in the back of the Bloomington Police Department patrol car in which they were transported. \n"Basically, the individual who did the shooting (Cox) felt like he was ripped off for some narcotics and he was aggravated because of that," Chambers said. "No one was actually buying or selling. (Cox) thought he was asleep and some were stolen."\nAccording to police, Cox gave a conflicting account of the killing when interviewed by Monroe County sheriff's deputies, saying he fought with one of the victims before the shooting.\nCox is being held at the Monroe County Correctional Center without bail. \nWilliamson and Brooks are each being held in lieu of $50,500 bail.\nMonroe County Coroner George Huntington said King's body was sent to the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis for further examination.
Shooter kills 1, wounds 3
Illinois woman dead in south side slaying; police arrest suspect
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