Violence In Peoria
WCBU's coverage of ongoing violence in the City of Peoria and how community leaders are responding to it.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of gun violence in the Peoria area, we want to hear your story. Contact us at news@wcbu.org.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of gun violence in the Peoria area, we want to hear your story. Contact us at news@wcbu.org.
Community Response
- Mourners show 8-year-old Navin Jones 'love and support' at vigil
- 'Forever with the angels': Memorial honors 3 Greater Peoria boys who died last week
- New U.S. attorney for central Illinois sharpens focus on violent crime and human trafficking
- 'Hungry to get to an answer': Dozens of Peorians turn out to meet director of Illinois' new gun violence prevention office
- Forum says 'all hands on deck' needed to solve Peoria gun violence
Anti-Violence Resources
There are several Peoria-based groups and agencies actively trying to address violence and its aftermath. Here are several resources:
Peoria Community Against Violence
Lights On (Peoria Teen Center - Peoria Public Schools)
ELITE Youth Outreach, in partnership with Peoria Parks
Peoria Police Resource Center (East Bluff) - (309) 839-1221
House of Hope - (309) 407-7734 ext 2
Have something we should add to the list? Contact us at wcbupeoria@ilstu.edu.
Recent Homicides
- Peoria's violence is viewed by some as a public health crisis. The solutions are complex
- Woman found dead in burning house died by strangulation, coroner says
- Peoria police say an 18-year-old man was killed in a shooting Thanksgiving morning
- Baby's death now being investigated as Peoria's 32nd homicide of 2021
- 10-year-old struck by hit-and-run driver has died. It's considered as Peoria's 31st homicide of the year