PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded to a pair of Shotspotter alerts around 7:30 a.m. Friday in the 2400 block of W. Malone. There was an additional call where a caller stated shots were fired in the area.
Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said officers found a man with a gunshot wound in the backyard of a residence in the 2400 block of Malone.
“The victim was transported to a local hospital with what’s considered life-threatening injuries at this time,” Dotson said.
The shooting on W. Malone took place just four hours after two people were shot at the Dream Night Club on SW Washington Street Friday morning.
Dotson said no arrests have been made.
It’s unclear if the shootings are related.
