A Taylorville man is in custody after a shooting leaves one person dead. 19-year-old Richard Klekamp also known as Richard J. McPeek was arrested without incident after a shooting on the Taylorville Square on Thursday evening. At 10 PM on Thursday evening, Taylorville Police responded to a fight call on the square, followed by a call for shots fired. At 10:01 PM, Taylorville Police Chief Dwayne Wheeler says Taylorville police arrived on the scene along with Christian County Sheriff’s Officers and observed a subject shot and unresponsive.

The person that was shot was walking and not on the ground. A motive is not yet known, but Police do know there was a fight and the subject exited a vehicle.  He shot two people, the first victim died from a gunshot wound in the chest. Chief Wheeler says that the second subject was shot in the armpit and taken to Springfield where he was released.

After getting together with witnesses and with a description of the vehicle, and video footage, Police were able to take the suspect into custody without incident. 

The deceased victim is a 17-year-old male from Taylorville. The second victim is an 18-year-old male from Taylorville. Chief Wheeler says this is an isolated incident. He also said that upon taking Klekamp into custody, the subject did not seem remorseful. 

The autopsy for the victim that was killed is set for today. Chief Wheeler thanked the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, Kincaid Police Department, Assumption Police Department, and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit for their assistance. Klekamp is set for his first appearance with counsel and a bond hearing on June 1st at 10 AM. He is currently being held without bond until then.