City of Peoria, IL
09/18/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/18/2025 16:36
Aggravated Battery with a Firearm (UPDATE)
Previously Reported:
(PEORIA, IL) On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 11:29 p.m., Peoria Police were dispatched to the area of Renwood and Gilbert regarding reports of shots fired.
When officers arrived, they did not locate any victims or suspects. Shell casings were found in the 3000 block of N. Sterling and the 3000 block of N. Renwood.
A short time later, police were informed that a 24-year-old male had been transported to a local hospital by private vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim told police he was shot by an unknown male whom he had arranged to meet to sell a pair of shoes. Following a struggle during the transaction, the victim was shot, and the suspect fled the scene on foot. The victim is listed in stable condition.
Members of the Peoria Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Crime Scene Unit (CSU), and Patrol Unit responded to the scene where the shots were fired and initiated an investigation.
This investigation remains ongoing.
UPDATE 9/18/25
During the course of this investigation, Peoria Police Detectives identified the suspect as a 17-year-old male. On September 18, 2025, detectives located the juvenile in the 900 block of N.E. Jefferson Avenue, where he was taken into custody without incident.
During a search of the suspect, officers recovered a loaded firearm, which was confirmed to have been reported stolen.
The juvenile was transported to the Peoria Police Department for questioning and was subsequently arrested for Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, and today's incident (25-18508) Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, and Possession of a Firearm Under 21.
He was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center.
If you have any information about any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through tip411 or by calling Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.
**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **
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