City of Peoria, IL
08/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/30/2024 21:47
8/30/24 Homicide Arrest Update
Previously Reported:
(PEORIA, IL) Friday, August 30, 2024, at approximately 2:32 a.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Main Street on a report of a person shot.
When officers arrived, they located an adult male victim (45 years old) down with an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Members of the Peoria Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Special Investigations Division (SID), Crime Scene Unit (CSU), and Patrol Unit responded to the scene and initiated an investigation.
There is currently no suspect information. This incident is under investigation.
If you have any information regarding this incident or any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.
UPDATE: 8/30/24
At approximately 11:52 a.m. on August 30, 2024, the victim was pronounced deceased at a local hospital.
The identity and cause of death will be released by the Peoria County Coroner.
During the course of this investigation, police identified 40-year-old Lacorlis T. Edwards as a suspect in this case.
At approximately 4:50 p.m. Edwards turned himself in to police and was subsequently arrested for First Degree Murder and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon.
Edwards was transported to the Peoria County Jail.
This incident remains under investigation.
If you have any information regarding this incident or any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.
**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **