19-year-old Chicago man charged in shooting on Illinois State University campus, police say

NORMAL, Ill. (WLS) -- A Chicago man is facing charges for a shooting that happened on the Illinois State University campus back in April.

The Illinois State University Police Department said U.S. Marshals helped arrest 19-year-old Emir Thomas on Tuesday.

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Thomas is facing Attempted Murder, Aggravated Battery-Discharge of a Firearm, and Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon charges in connection with the shooting, which happened at the campus in Normal on April 27.

Police said a person who does not attend ISU was shot in the Bone Student Center, located on West Locust Street, during a fight between two groups of people around 7:40 p.m. that evening. That person was not seriously hurt.

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Thomas has no affiliation with Illinois State University, police said.

Police said Thomas is the same man who ISUPD was searching for just days after the shooting, calling him a person of interest at the time.