(PEORIA, IL) Friday, June 20, 2025, at approximately 2:41 a.m. Peoria Police responded to the 300 block of S. MacArthur Highway on a report of a vehicle crash.
While en route to the scene, officers were informed that a shooting had occurred at the above location.
When officers arrived, they observed a vehicle that had crashed into a tree at MLK Park. When police approached the vehicle, they observed an adult male (20 years old) inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.
The victim was pronounced deceased on the scene. The identity of the victim and 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.
While on the scene, officers were alerted that a second victim, a 19-year-old male, was transported to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the hand. His injuries were considered non-life-threatening.
Currently, there is 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.