Peoria County Coroner's Office

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.

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the body of a Peoria man recovered from the Illinois River likely was in the water for at least eight hours.

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

Coroner Jamie Harwood said Ashley N. Stenson, 42, of Atlanta, Ga., was pronounced dead at 7:03 p.m. Friday at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Stenson died of multiple gunshot wounds and died instantly, according to the autopsy.

Coroner Jamie Harwood said Marnelius Alexander, 23, of Peoria, was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m. Thursday. Harwood said Alexander died of a gunshot wound to the chest and died instantly.

The incident is Peoria's first fatal shooting of 2026.

A 42-year-old Peoria man is dead after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night near the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria.

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood gave a presumptive identification of Jason Bloom, 44, of Peoria, on Thursday following an autopsy.

Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were found Tuesday afternoon in a wooded area on Peoria's far southwest side.

A 90-year-old Bartonville man died Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle near Bartonville Grade School.