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Posted on: December 22, 2025

[ARCHIVED] Aggravated Battery with a Firearm

(PEORIA, IL) On Sunday, December 21, 2025, at approximately 1:20 a.m., Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 300 block of S. Charlton, indicating seven rounds were fired.

Upon arrival, officers conducted an area check and did not locate any victims.

A short time later, officers were notified that a 26-year-old female had arrived at a local hospital by private vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. The investigation determined the victim was inside a vehicle when she was shot at the intersection of W. Brotherson Street and S. Charlton Street. Her injuries are non-life-threatening.

At this time, no suspect information is available. This incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or any violent crime is encouraged to contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, submit an anonymous tip through Tip411, or contact Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.

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