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1 Man Killed, 1 Injured in South Peoria Shooting

Peoria Public Radio

One man is dead and another seriously injured after a shooting early Thursday morning in South Peoria.

The Peoria Police Department responded to the 2200 block of West Wiswall around 2:15 a.m. on a ShotSpotter report of 11 rounds being fired.

Police officers found two men with gunshot wounds inside a house. Both were taken to an area hospital. One man was shot multiple times and pronounced dead a short time later.

The second man suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury, police said.

There is no suspect information at this time.

This is the 13th recorded homicide in Peoria in 2019.

Tim is the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.