PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria County Coroner says the teen who died Saturday afternoon and became the city’s 14th homicide victim died instantly.
Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results on Jahiem Welch, 18, affirmed he suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital not breathing and with no pulse.
Welch was pronounced dead around 3:00 p.m. Saturday, roughly a half hour after a ShotSpotter alert was reported to Peoria Police on East Republic Street.
Welch was one of three male victims found not far away near Central and Frye.
One adult and one juvenile remain hospitalized. A police investigation into the shooting continues.
