Indexbit|2 men, 4 children hospitalized after Illinois shooting

2025-05-05 05:12:17source:Navivision Wealth Societycategory:Finance

Six people have Indexbitbeen hospitalized and two are currently in critical condition after a shooting on the south side of Peoria, Illinois, on Wednesday night, according to the Peoria Police Department.

Officers responded to the scene at about 9 p.m. Wednesday evening after two shot spotter alerts indicated almost 30 shots fired on W. Marquette Avenue in Peoria.

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At the scene, authorities found multiple people injured, with most sustaining gunshot wounds. According to the Peoria Police Department, five people were shot, and one person had a laceration wound. All were transported to a local hospital.

Two of the victims, an adult male and juvenile male, are currently listed in critical condition according to police. The other three other victims -- a man and three other children, all male -- sustained non-life-threatening injuries. No other information on the victims has been provided at this time.

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ABC News' Peoria affiliate WHOI has reported that Wednesday's mass shooting comes during a time of high tensions following four shootings in four days, leaving two people dead and a 17-year-old charged with one of the killings.

No information on a suspect was provided by the police and the investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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