Mass shooting leaves 6 injured in Peoria

Chris Sims, Peoria Journal Star
Updated ·2 min read
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The Peoria Police Department responded to a mass shooting Wednesday night, a large piece of a disturbing string of violence in the city.

Officers responded to the 2200 block of W. Marquette Avenue at approximately 9 p.m. and found multiple victims with gunshot wounds after pair of Shot Spotter alerts, showing a total of 29 rounds fired, police said.

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Five people sustained gunshot wounds while a sixth suffered a laceration. An adult male and a juvenile male were in critical condition. The other four victims − one adult male and three juvenile males − suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

The shooting remains under investigation. There is no suspect information available, police said. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and ATF also responded to the shooting, which made national news.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, or call anonymously at Tip411 or Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.

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Peoria shootings the past week

The mass shooting Wednesday night was preceded by other violence.

NE Madison Avenue

Damarquis Richardson, 34, of Northeast Madison Avenue suffered multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body Saturday afternoon and died instantly, according to the Coroner's Office.

Laramie Liquors

The coroner identified 21-year-old Mason R. Loy, of Havana, as the person who was found with fatal wounds at Laramie Liquors, 1841 S. Laramie St., shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday. Jared R. Williams, 17, was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday after Peoria police, Normal police and Illinois State Police SWAT acted on a search warrant at an apartment complex in Normal, Ill.

West Smith Street

A male juvenile was shot inside a home on West Smith Street around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. The juvenile was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after life-saving measures were performed.

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Chris Sims is a digital producer for the Journal Star. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

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