Gun Violence

Two people are dead and a suspect is in custody after a shooting early Thursday in Pekin.

Peoria Police say a juvenile male was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Two people were injured after a shooting in the 1200 block of North Douglas in Peoria on Monday night.

U.S. Marshals Service took Tomiyale Anderson, 20, of Hampton, Georgia, into custody on Wednesday in Chicago. Anderson was indicted on murder and other charges in connection with the death of 17-year-old Kanye Stowers of Peoria.

A Peoria man is dead and an 18-year-old woman is in custody after a shooting Monday morning on the city’s West Bluff.

Following a string of shootings this week, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says evidence has been seized related to the crimes, and social media rumors of threats against schools are unfounded.

Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria shared new details at a news conference Thursday afternoon on the three separate shooting incidents across the city between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The Peoria community is reeling after a Wednesday night shooting in the 2200 block of West Marquette Avenue that injured six people, including two who are in critical condition.

Illinois became the ninth state to outlaw assault weapons after the state Supreme Court upheld the state law banning them Aug. 11. WCBU's Camryn Cutinello spoke with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, who says Illinois is on the right side of history with the ban and other measures to stop gun violence.

A new statewide network of 13 “community healing" resource centers includes a location operating out of House of Hope in Peoria.