Maybe I should have said, “at least he has his priorities straight.”
Focus on the boys/men of this age group. Admit that drug abuse is a major problem. Stopping the violence in Peoria deserves a higher priority than getting train service to Chicago.
Sad way to start 2023
Focus on the boys/men of this age group. Admit that drug abuse is a major problem. Stopping the violence in Peoria deserves a higher priority than getting train service to Chicago.
Aaaaannnddd another:
Homicide
PPD Incident #23-18528
(PEORIA, IL) Monday, September 25, 2023, at approximately 10:15 p.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 1800 block of S. Stanley on a call of a person shot.
When officers arrived, they located an adult male down with an apparent gunshot wound.
The victim was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
The cause and manner of death will be released by the Peoria County Coroner.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Crime Scene Unit (CSU), and Patrol Unit responded to the scene and initiated an investigation.
This incident is under investigation. There is no suspect information.
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.
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#21 of the year. For reference, there were 22 homicides in Peoria in 2022. We still have 3 months to go in 2023…
Homicide
PPD Incident #23-18528
(PEORIA, IL) Monday, September 25, 2023, at approximately 10:15 p.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 1800 block of S. Stanley on a call of a person shot.
When officers arrived, they located an adult male down with an apparent gunshot wound.
The victim was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
The cause and manner of death will be released by the Peoria County Coroner.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Crime Scene Unit (CSU), and Patrol Unit responded to the scene and initiated an investigation.
This incident is under investigation. There is no suspect information.
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.
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#21 of the year. For reference, there were 22 homicides in Peoria in 2022. We still have 3 months to go in 2023…
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly leaving the scene of a deadly crash in August.
According to Peoria County court records, 39-year-old John Timothy Jr. allegedly left the scene of a crash near Howett Street and Western Avenue on Aug. 28.
Timothy was allegedly in the vehicle that crashed into 28-year-old Akeem Alexander who was riding a bicycle when he was struck. Alexander was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle involved in the crash was located with serious damage to the front end near Antoinette Street and Madison Park Terrace.
Timothy’s arraignment date is set for Sept. 27.
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Question: Why is this not considered a homicide? Not being snarky, just trying to understand the difference here. @AV8R, or anyone else?
According to Peoria County court records, 39-year-old John Timothy Jr. allegedly left the scene of a crash near Howett Street and Western Avenue on Aug. 28.
Timothy was allegedly in the vehicle that crashed into 28-year-old Akeem Alexander who was riding a bicycle when he was struck. Alexander was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle involved in the crash was located with serious damage to the front end near Antoinette Street and Madison Park Terrace.
Timothy’s arraignment date is set for Sept. 27.
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Question: Why is this not considered a homicide? Not being snarky, just trying to understand the difference here. @AV8R, or anyone else?
The victim died, so it's a Class 1 felony in Illinois. The only way to get it higher would be to charge homicide, which would involve proving knowledge and intent. They could charge manslaughter maybe, but that's a Class 3 felony.
I suspect they get the best bang for the buck and the easiest conviction charging leaving the scene.
I suspect they get the best bang for the buck and the easiest conviction charging leaving the scene.
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A 16-year-old boy died over the weekend, nearly a month after an incident in 2200 block of West Marquette Street that left five shot.
Antonio Walker, who lived on South Greenlawn Avenue, was pronounced dead at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center on 1:04 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, according to the Peoria County Coroner’s office.
His death is the city’s 22nd homicide of the year.
Antonio Walker, who lived on South Greenlawn Avenue, was pronounced dead at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center on 1:04 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, according to the Peoria County Coroner’s office.
His death is the city’s 22nd homicide of the year.
Unfortunately, it has been, by Andy Kravetz:
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A man is dead after being shot on Peoria’s West Bluff early Monday morning, according to the Peoria County Coroner.
The man, whose name and age was not released by police or by Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, appeared to have been shot sometime around 5 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Ellis Street. That’s near where Ellis intersects with Columbia Terrace.
Harwood said the case is being investigated as a homicide. It’s the city’s 23rd of the year.