Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden released the name of a man who suffered fatal gunshot wounds at the courthouse in Danville Friday. 55-year-old Daryl Perkins of Hoopeston was the victim. He was shot by a sheriff deputy after Perkins allegedly stabbed the deputy several times in the face.

The Coroner reported an autopsy was performed on Saturday 8/24. Illinois State Police and the Vermilion County Coroner’s Office continue to investigate the incident. Sheriff Pat Hartshorn said the shooting occurred in a first-floor inmate holding area.

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