Aggravated Battery with a Firearm

(PEORIA, IL) Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at approximately 2:49 p.m., Peoria Police were dispatched to a local hospital on a report of a person dropped off by private vehicle with a single gunshot wound.

When officers arrived, they made contact with the adult male victim (36 years old), who told police he got into a verbal altercation with an unknown male in the 300 block of Wayne Street. The suspect then pulled out a handgun and shot the victim. The victim's injuries were non-life-threatening.

Police went to the area where the shooting occurred and conducted an investigation. The suspect was not located.

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.