PEORIA -- A 16-year-old male was fatally shot in a driveway in Peoria's East Bluff on Wednesday afternoon.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the Peoria Police Department, Peoria Fire Department and Advanced Medical Transport responded to 711 E. Frye just after 4 p.m.
First responders found the teenager bleeding and unresponsive in the driveway. He was taken to OSF Saint Francis, where he was pronounced dead at 4:20 p.m. Police said he was shot at least once in the chest.
Peoria Police Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a 14-year-old male was arrested in the 2300 block of N. Delaware just before 6 p.m. Wednesday in connection with the shooting. The teenager was arrested for first degree murder.
The victim's name is being withheld at this time. The Peoria Police Department is investigating the shooting.
An autopsy is set for today.
This is the 11th reported homicide in Peoria in 2019.