homicides

A Peoria man found dead inside an East Bluff residence Monday suffered fatal injuries that prompted a homicide investigation, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Shooting incidents, gunshot victims and total homicides in Peoria are down slightly through the first six months of 2026, compared with a year ago.

One woman is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing Tuesday night on the western edge of Downtown Peoria.

Deziaah Z. Hunter testified the shooting was an accident and she did not recall pulling the trigger in the incident last summer. Prosecutors introduced evidence which contradicted her story.

A 35-year-old man is dead following a stabbing Thursday night in Peoria’s West Bluff neighborhood.

The Peoria Police Department has arrested a second suspect in the shooting death of a 20-year-old Peoria man late last week.

A 20-year-old man is in Peoria Police Department custody in connection with a homicide Friday morning on MacArthur Highway.

The victim of a homicide early Friday morning on MacArthur Highway in Peoria has been identified.

A man arrested in Chicago was wanted by the Peoria Police Department in connection with a 2024 shooting.

Two teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man who was killed during an alleged motor vehicle theft at a South Peoria towing company.