Springfield, Illinois – Yesterday, July 14, around 12:05 a.m., a Springfield Police Officer was in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Ave., on a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, the officer noticed a man down and requested an ambulance to the scene.
Officers who were at the scene tells us that Ray Lofton, age 43, was unresponsive and CPR was performed. Although life saving measures were performed, Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon, confirmed that Lofton was pronounced deceased at 12:29 a.m. at HSHS St. John’s Hospital Emergency Room.
An autopsy was conducted this morning on Mr. Lofton and preliminary results indicate he died from a stab wound.
Officials tell us that this is now being investigated as a homicide.