WEST PEORIA, Ill. – A Decatur man has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing another Decatur man in West Peoria last month.
Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says Lamentae Turner, 22, was found at a Decatur home around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday by Peoria County Sheriffs Deputies, Decatur Police, U.S. Marshals, and Illinois Department of Corrections Agents.
He faces a charge of First-Degree Murder, and an Illinois Department of Corrections Warrant. Watkins says Turner was on parole in Macon County for Possession of a Weapon by a Felon.
The shooting happened at the Casey’s on Farmington Road January 22nd around 4:00 a.m., and claimed the life of Stashaun Wheeler.
Watkins says an investigation continues “due to other suspects being involved.”
Watkins urges anyone with information to call Detective Hoffman at (309) 657-5532, or Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.
