(PEORIA, IL) On Monday, August 4, 2025, at approximately 6:25 p.m., Peoria Police were dispatched to the 600 block of E. Gift Avenue following a ShotSpotter alert indicating 16 rounds had been fired in the area.
Upon arrival, officers did not locate a victim at the scene.
At approximately 6:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 700 block of E. Corrington Avenue regarding a gunshot victim. There, they located a 15-year-old female who sustained a very minor graze wound to her upper back.
A preliminary investigation revealed the juvenile was struck by gunfire while sitting inside a parked vehicle in the 600 block of E. Gift Avenue during the initial incident.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At this time, there is no suspect information. This incident remains under investigation.
If you have any information about this incident or any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through tip411 or by calling Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.