(PEORIA, IL) Friday, September 22, 2023, at approximately 6:56 p.m. Peoria Police were called to the 1600 block of N. Great Oak Road regarding a person shot.
When officers arrived, they located a male juvenile down with apparent gunshot wounds.
The
victim was immediately transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced deceased.
The cause and manner of death will be released by the Peoria County Coroner.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID), Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Crime Scene Unit (CSU), 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.