Peoria Police Department

A shooting Saturday afternoon in Peoria's East Bluff has resulted in one death while two people remain hospitalized.

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says a man and woman in their 20s were pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of West Lawndale shortly.

Peoria Public Schools representatives reacted to the nation's most recent school shooting after a group of nearly 30 community leaders met to discuss how to address Peoria’s gun violence problem.

Behavioral health co-responders will be working with law enforcement in four Illinois cities by the end of this year.

Across the country, the staffing divide between men and women in law enforcement has consistently been large, with women historically making up a distinct minority of people in the field. In fact, women make up only 13% of full-time police officers across the United States.

State and local officials are touting what they're calling a "historic" amount of resources invested into Peoria public safety in the new state budget.

In her latest wide-ranging monthly conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Peoria Mayor Ali discusses the police department's efforts to cut down on murder and violent crime, and its involvement in the Navin Jones case.

Peoria's struggles with violence often start at home. But rather than looking at the issue as strictly a law enforcement problem, Peoria's violence should also be tackled as a public health crisis. That was the main takeaway at Thursday's meeting.

In Part Two of a conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Mayor Ali discusses an array of topics, including the city's efforts to reduce violence.

The city signed a 2-year contract with Flock Safety.