Peoria gun violence

A 9-year-old boy is in stable condition after he was shot in the chest at the RiverWest public housing complex in South Peoria on Sunday night.

In her most recent monthly interview with WCBU, Mayor Rita Ali discusses how Peoria continues to address the challenges of violent crime and community safety.

The man accused of firing a shot that killed a 10-year-old boy in Peoria on Sunday night will remain in custody until his trial begins.

Peoria police are investigating after three men suffered non life-threatening gunshot wounds in a shooting on the city's East Bluff.

Police responded to a call in the 700 block of East Kansas just before 5 p.m. Sunday. The child shot was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

In July, it will be two years since the Peoria City/County Health Department first took up the funding for Cure Violence, a nonprofit emphasizing communication and intervention to end gun violence.

At least two people — including a 9-month-old child — were injured in a spate of gun violence overnight that saw an estimated 105 gunshots fired at locations throughout Peoria and West Peoria.

A 16-year-old Peoria boy injured in a shooting this weekend is expected to make a full recovery.

Police say separate fatal shooting and stabbing incidents hours apart at the same Peoria apartment complex this weekend are not related.

A program at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria provides free trauma recovery services to victims of violent crimes and sees more clients every year.