UPDATE: 9/10/19
Autopsy findings show that Hardy was shot multiple times on the trunk of his body, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Hardy suffered detrimental internal bleeding.
Harwood said there was no evidence of close range fire, as well as no defensive wounds.
The case remains under investigation.
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A man shot Sunday night in Peoria was the city’s 18th homicide victim of the year.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 23-year-old Kennard Hardy II, was pronounced dead at about 12:45 a.m. Monday at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, despite aggressive treatment to save his life.
Hardy was shot shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of Kettelle, near Steubenville Street.
Officers found him on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, in grave condition.
Harwood said a Monday autopsy was ongoing.
“The goal, number one, is to see how many times he was shot, [and] where he was shot,” Harwood said.
“During autopsy, if we can recover projectile, we do that as evidence for the police department.
“We have the police here during our autospy, so if we do recover evidence from the body, the police are here to actually take it,” he added.
The case remained under investigation Monday by Peoria Police and the Peoria County Coroner’s Office.
