(PEORIA, IL) On Saturday, June 28, 2025, at approximately 10:38 p.m., Peoria Police were dispatched to the 3100 block of W. Timberedge Drive in response to a report of a person shot.
While en route, officers were advised that the victim, identified as a 16-year-old male, was being transported to a local hospital by private vehicle. Officers located and stopped the vehicle on War Memorial Drive, just east of Charter Oak Road. The victim was then transferred to an ambulance and transported to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the stomach. His injuries were considered life-threatening.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID), Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Crime Scene Unit (CSU), and Patrol Unit responded to the area where the shooting occurred and initiated an investigation.
At this time, no suspect information is available. The incident remains under active investigation.
Anyone with information related to this incident or other violent crimes is encouraged to contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, submit an anonymous tip through tip411, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at (309) 673-9000.