PEORIA, Ill. – The teenager accused of firing a weapon at Peoria Manual High School must remain in custody at the Juvenile Detention Center until trial.
The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office says it has also filed a motion to transfer the 15-year-old boy’s case to adult court.
On Friday afternoon, officers responded after four shots were fired, arriving to discover the school was struck twice, with one shot striking the glass front door and entering the foyer.
A witness reported seeing the 15-year-old fleeing the area, and the teen was apprehended after a brief chase, with a loaded handgun reportedly recovered.
The teenager reportedly admitted during questioning that he was suspended from school earlier in the day. He then allegedly stole a handgun from a relative’s home before returning to Manual and firing shots from across the street before running away.
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