shooting death

A 20-year-old Peoria man will spend 15 years in prison for his role in a 2024 attempted robbery arranged through Facebook Marketplace that resulted in the death of one accomplice.

A Peoria man found guilty of first-degree murder in a 2021 fatal shooting on the city’s south side was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison.

Sontarrius Williams, 29, received the maximum sentence under a plea agreement during Wednesday’s sentencing hearing before Judge Sean Donahue.

A Peoria teen arrested by police on Monday is the third suspect in the shooting death of a 20-year old man.

The Tazewell County coroner has identified two Pekin men killed in a shooting early Thursday morning.

The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect in custody following the shooting death of two people early Thursday morning in Pekin.

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

Peoria police were called to the 2100 block of North Gale Avenue around 1:25 a.m. Saturday for a report of a person shot. Officers found a man inside a vehicle. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Judge Kevin Lyons sentenced Robert A. White to 55 years in prison for killing Daniella Jackson, 33, and shooting Levi Conway, 44. Lyons ordered the sentences to be served consecutively.

A Peoria man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated battery in a 2022 New Year’s Day shooting.