(PEORIA, IL) Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at approximately 11:55 p.m. Peoria Police responded to a Shot Spotter alert of one round fired in the 200 block of N. MacArthur.
When officers arrived, they located an adult male (36 years old) down, in the roadway in the 800 block of W. John Gwynn with an apparent gunshot wound.
The
victim was immediately transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
The identity of the victim and the cause of death will be released by the Peoria County Coroner.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Crime Scene Unit (CSU), and Patrol Unit responded to the scene and initiated an investigation.
This incident is under investigation. There is currently no suspect information.
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.