PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria County Coroner says suspicions about the cause of death in a teenager who was shot Monday morning are, for the most part, confirmed.
Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results on Quinton Scott, Jr., 19, indicate he suffered multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body, and likely died instantly.
Scott was found in the area of Taft Homes around 3:30 Monday morning following a ShotSpotter alert of multiple rounds fired in the area.
He was taken to a Peoria hospital and pronounced dead an hour later.
An investigation into the shooting continues, and if you have any information regarding this incident, please contact Detective Scott Hulse at (309) 494-8391, tip411 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (309) 673- 9000.
