Previously Reported:
(PEORIA IL) Wednesday, February 06, 2019, at approximately 8:19 p.m. Peoria Police responded to the 900 blk of W. Thrush to check the welfare of an adult male.
While checking the residence, officers located a male victim with an apparent gunshot wound. The male was identified as 30-year-old Michael Shipley. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Patrol Division, Criminal Investigations Division (CID), and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene and initiated the investigation.
Update 12/28/2023:
During the course of this investigation, officers identified a suspect as 31-year-old Lionell L. Harris.
On Wednesday, December 27, 2023, members of the Peoria Police Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested Harris for First Degree Murder and Home Invasion. Harris was already in custody at the Peoria County Jail for unrelated charges.
If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact Detective Scott Hulse at (309) 494-8391, Tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.
**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **