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Woman arrested after man fatally stabbed in South Peoria

A Peoria woman was arrested for murder Wednesday after a man was fatally stabbed on the city's South Side.

Peoria police officers responded to a call in the 1900 block of S. Stanley around 1:40 p.m. Officers found 34-year-old Lamario Billups of Peoria critically injured at the scene. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Billups died of a single stab wound to the chest.

Police later arrested 22-year-old Heaven Kruzan in connection with the man's death. She was taken to the Peoria County Jail.

Tim was the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio. He left the station in 2025.