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Peoria Man Arrested in Limestone Township Shooting

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A Peoria man has been booked for attempted murder after a man was found shot in his vehicle in a Limestone Township liquor store parking lot.

Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said deputies found a 26-year-old man with several gunshot wounds in a vehicle in the Laramie Liquors parking lot just before 10:45 p.m. Sunday.

The man was taken to OSF St. Francis Medical Center with serious injuries.

Deputies later arrested David Dillard, 25, of Peoria, for attempted murder, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated discharge of firearm, aggravated batter with firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and on a parole hold for the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Dillard's first appearance in court is tentatively set for 2 p.m. Monday.

Tim is the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.