UPDATE: Springfield Police investigate shooting death; 1 arrested on unrelated charges

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UPDATED 4:54 P.M.

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A man is dead after a shooting early Monday morning in Springfield.

Springfield Police say it happened around 5:45 a.m. Monday in the 1200 block of East Kansas.

Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says Sean Campbell, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene, and a Monday afternoon autopsy confirms he died from a gunshot wound.

Police say another identified as a suspect was arrested on unrelated charges and taken to the Sangamon County Jail.

Names are not yet being released, and police say they’re still investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call Springfield Police, or Sangamon and Menard County Crime Stoppers.

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