09/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/04/2024 22:25
(PEORIA, IL) Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at approximately 8:22 p.m. Peoria Police responded to the 900 block of W. Johnson Street on a Shot Spotter alert of 6 rounds fired.
When officers arrived, they located two adult males down with apparent gunshot wounds. One of the males was pronounced deceased on the scene. The second male 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.
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.