PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police, along with U.S. Marshals, arrested a man Friday for the shooting death of 40-year-old Timothy Foreman Jr.
According to a release from the PPD, officers located 22-year-old Chazier Johnson on N. Gale Avenue. He was taken in for questioning and subsequently arrested for first-degree murder.
The shooting occurred on March 8th, near W. Beverly Court and Knoxville Avenue, just after 11:30 p.m.
Officers found Foreman with an apparent gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
Following Johnson’s arrest Friday, he was taken to the Peoria County Jail.