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Peoria Man, 28, Killed In City's 9th Reported Homicide of 2020

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Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 28-year-old Donald Allen of Peoria was the man killed in a shooting Saturday night on the city's South Side.
Harwood said Allen suffered a single gunshot wound to the head. He declined to name the weapon's caliber.

Allen was shot in the 1500 block of South Faraday just after 11:15 p.m.

The incident remains under investigation. No suspect information is available.

This is the city's ninth reported homicide of 2020.

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