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Posted on: April 3, 2023

[ARCHIVED] 4/3/23 UUW/Possession of a Firearm

(PEORIA, IL) Saturday, April 1, 2023, at approximately 6:10 a.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 100 block of S. McReynolds Ct. on a Shot Spotter alert of six rounds fired.
When officers arrived, they observed two males fleeing the area where the shots were fired. Officers apprehended and detained both males identified as 26-year-old Isaiah RL. Wilson and 41-year-old Calvin L. Smalls.
During a search of the suspects flight path officers located two loaded handguns. One of the handguns was reported stolen.
Wilson was subsequently arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, No Valid FOID and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. He was issued a Notice to Appear (NTA).
Smalls was subsequently arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, and No Valid FOID.
During the investigation it was learned an adult male had been struck by gunfire. The male sustained a non-life-threatening wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
This incident is under investigation.
If you have any information regarding any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, 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. **

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