Thursday night just before 7:oo p.m., Peoria Police responded to the area of Wisconsin and Nebraska regarding a male shooting victim.
Upon arrival, officers located one male with a gunshot wound to the neck.
The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Eddie Wren of Sheridan Rd.
Wren was transported to a local hospital, but was pronounced deceased in the trauma room at 7:15 p.m., according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood.
Harwood said the autopsy findings show that Wren was shot once in the neck, and likely died instantly.
The case remains under investigation by the Peoria Police Department.
