PEORIA, Ill. — Two people are recovering after being shot in separate incidents Saturday night in Peoria.
Peoria Police say the first shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, after officers were called to NE Madison, between Wayne and Morgan Streets.
When officers arrived, they found a man who’d been shot in the leg. His injuries were believed to be non-life-threatening.
PPD said the victim told them he was approached by two men wearing masks, saying they tried to rob him before he was shot.
A search for suspects came up negative.
Around 11 p.m., PPD was called to the area of N. Wisconsin and E. Nebraska Avenues on a ShotSpotter alert indicating 28 rounds were fired.
When officers arrived, they were told by witnesses that an unknown vehicle drove by a juvenile’s birthday party, and fired shots.
Officers were also told a male juvenile had been shot and taken to a hospital by private vehicle. The juvenile’s injuries were non-life-threatening, according to Peoria Police.
In a statement, PPD said the victim told them he was walking through a parking lot near Wisconsin and Kansas when he was shot by an unknown person from inside the vehicle.
Police were unable to locate any suspects. Both incidents remain under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.
