(PEORIA, IL) Thursday, May 22, 2025, at approximately 12:54 p.m., Peoria Police responded to a Shot Spotter alert of 17 rounds fired in the 2600 block of N. Bootz Avenue.
When officers arrived, they located an adult male (19 years old) with an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Special Investigations Division (SID), Crime Scene Unit (CSU), Neighborhood Services Unit (NSU), and Patrol Unit responded to the scene and initiated an investigation.
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.