PEORIA, Ill. — Dozens of shots were fired on Peoria’s south side Wednesday night, leaving one person wounded and police searching for suspects.
Around 9:15 p.m., Peoria Police responded to a pair of ShotSpotter alerts indicating 35 shots were fired on W. Lincoln Avenue. That was followed by a third ShotSpotter alert of 10 rounds fired nearby on W. Howett Street.
Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth says a short time later, a man arrived by private vehicle at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. His injuries were non-life threatening.
The man told police he was on W. Lincoln when several masked suspects approached from different directions and started shooting. They all fled on foot, Roth says.
Police are investigating.
