In less than 24 hours, two shootings have occurred in Peoria’s East Bluff.
Tuesday, at 12:13 p.m. Peoria Police responded to a Shotspotter alert of shots fired near the 200 block of E. Corrington. Police received an additional call of a man down on Peoria St. near Maywood.
Upon arrival to the scene, officers located the male victim who suffered severe life threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
Public information officer Amy Dotson said that two masked suspects fled the scene.
The scene is under investigation.
Monday around 6:30 p.m. police responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 400 block of Arcadia, where a victim was found with a gunshot wound and transported to a local hospital. There is no suspect information.