Authorities say a Peoria police officer fatally shot a 19-year-old man who fled from a vehicle after a traffic stop. Luis Cruz died overnight. The shooting happened just after midnight at West Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and south Blaine Street.
Police spokeswoman Amy Dotson says officers stopped the vehicle as they searched for a wanted suspect. Dotson says an armed person ran away and was shot by an officer, but didn't say whether any other shots were fired. No officers were injured in the confrontation.
Cruz, of Peoria, died at at OSF Saint Francis Medical after what’s being called aggressive resuscitation efforts. How many times Cruz had been shot is not known at this time. And autopsy is scheduled for today. Illinois State Police are handling the investigation.
This is the third fatal shooting by Peoria officers in the past 10 months.
