(PEORIA, IL) Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., while driving down the 200 block of MacArthur Highway, police observed a male lying in the roadway with an apparent gunshot wound to the leg.
Minutes later, a Shot Spotter alert was received at that location, indicating 5 rounds fired.
The 14-year-old male victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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 remains under investigation. Currently, there is 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.