College cheerleader, 19, was gunned down while visiting her best friend at an Illinois Halloween party, police reveal

Giana Dettloff, a freshman cheerleader at North Central College in Naperville, was shot multiple times in the chest and pelvic region at an off-campus party near Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington at around 1:20 a.m. on Sunday. She had travelled to visit her best friend when gunfire erupted, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Nine people in total were shot, ranging in age from 16 to 22.

No arrests have been made, police confirmed on Tuesday, with toxicology results still pending.

Victims included students from Illinois Wesleyan, Illinois State and Quincy universities, as well as teenagers from the Chicago suburbs.

Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington called Dettloff's death 'a parent's worst nightmare' and urged the community to respect the family's privacy.