IL Woman Margie Cloyd ID’d As Victim In Friday Loami Shooting

LOAMI, IL. (THECOUNT) — Margie M. Cloyd, of Loami, Illinois, has been identified as the victim killed after being shot in the leg Friday.

Cloyd, 49, was identified as the victim by the Sangamon County Coroner, who said the details surrounding the death are still being investigated by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department.

Cloyd was found dead in her home on September 21. At this time, the details surrounding the event are still being investigated by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department. source

Cloyd was pronounced dead at the scene.

There does not appear to be a danger to the community as the incident appeared to all take place in the household, authorities said.

Anyone with possible information on the fatal shooting should contact police at 911.

Loami is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 804 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is adjacent to the Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary, a parcel of tallgrass prairie replanted on the loam soil after which the village is named, according to Wikipedia.