Gun Violence

Police said detectives spotted the suspect in the 600 block of E. Maywood Ave. on Thursday. He was captured and taken into custody after a brief foot chase.

Peoria Police said officers took Reginald Flemister-Tolson, 23, into custody on Wednesday on preliminary charges of home invasion, armed robbery, and aggravated battery with a firearm.

"If they’re not making any guns, what are they doing with the license?” said Josh Sugarmann, executive director at the Violence Policy Center.

Officers were called to the 3200 block of North Isabell around 8:18 p.m. Sunday after a report that a man had been shot inside a car.

Neither the alleged shooter nor the victim are Bradley students, but were guests of a university student.

Authorities say a 54-year-old man has died from his self-inflicted gunshot wound during a “domestic situation” in Woodford County that left the man’s girlfriend seriously injured.

Authorities are investigating a "domestic situation" in Woodford County on Saturday that sent two people to the hospital with gunshot wounds.

A 12-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after a shooting inside a Peoria residence Wednesday night, according to the Peoria Police Department.

Gun crime is trending down in Peoria through the first four months of 2025, according to the Peoria Police Department.

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