PEORIA, Ill. — A man shot and killed early Saturday morning in Peoria’s 21st recorded homicide is now being identified by the Peoria County Coroner’s office.
According to an updated release, the victim is identified as 23-year-old Couriaun Atkins.
Officers found him shot and killed at a home in the 2900 block of West Seibold Street, inbetween Idaho and Oregon, following a pair of ShotSpotter alerts totaling 16 rounds fired.
This was a little before 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Patrol Division, Criminal
Investigations Division (CID), and Crime Scene Unit (CSU) responded to the scene and initiated an investigation.
Police say there is still no suspect info available and an investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact Detective Robert Allen at (309) 494-8367, the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.
