UPDATED 4:53 P.M.
PEORIA, Ill. – We know more about what ended up being a fatal stabbing in South Peoria Wednesday afternoon.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identifies the victim as 34-year-old Lamario Billups who was taken to the hospital in grave condition, but died about a half hour after the incident near Stanley and Krause.
A formal forensic autopsy Friday, but Harwood says Billups appeared to have died from a single stab wound to the chest.
Police arrested 22-year-old Heaven Kruzan on a charge of First Degree Murder and remains jailed.
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UPDATED 4:55 A.M. (3/9)
PEORIA, Ill. – A woman is in custody following a fatal stabbing in South Peoria.
Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says it happened around 1:40 p-m Wednesday near Stanley and Krause.
The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
PPD says officers in the area identified the suspect, 22-year-old Heaven Kruzan, who was picked up on S. Griswold and taken to the Peoria Police Department for questioning.
Kruzan was arrested for First Degree Murder and taken to the Peoria County Jail.
The victim’s identity and other details will come from the Peoria County Coroner’s Office.
If you have any information regarding any violent crimes, contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.
PEORIA, Ill. – One person is believed to be in custody following a mid-afternoon stabbing in South Peoria.
Peoria Police say it happened around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday near Stanley and Krause.
Police say the victim was taken to the hospital following the stabbing, and was breathing. That person’s condition otherwise is not yet known.
One person is in custody, but details around the arrest are not yet clear.
25 News reports an investigation into the stabbing is continuing.
