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Man Killed in Peoria's 6th 2020 Homicide

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A man is dead after a shooting late Monday night on Peoria's South Side.

Police responded to the 300 block of N. Saratoga around 11:30 p.m. on a shooting report. A man was found in a backyard with an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identified the victim as 43-year-old Andre Leathers, Sr. of Peoria.

The investigation is ongoing.

This is Peoria's sixth reported homicide of 2020.

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