PEORIA, Ill. — A 19-year-old male and a juvenile were taken into custody Monday night for allegedly taking a vehicle at gunpoint at a Peoria gas station.
At approximately 9:04 p.m., Peoria Police responded to the MacArthur Shell Station, located at 200 N MacArthur, regarding reports of a carjacking.
The victim initially agreed to give three males a ride from the gas station to another location. Upon arrival, one of the males displayed a gun and forced the victim and a passenger out of the vehicle. The suspects then fled the area in the stolen vehicle.
Officers located the vehicle heading down Union Hill and tried to stop it, however, the driver fled at a high rate of speed, committing multiple traffic violations. The vehicle eventually stopped in the area of Millman and Webster.
All three occupants fled on foot and officers chased them.
Teren D. Shelby, 19, was taken into custody in the 1100 block of W McBean and taken to the Peoria Police Department for interview purposes. He was arrested for aggravated vehicular hijacking,
resisting/obstructing, fleeing & eluding, hit & run with property damage, no drivers license, reckless driving and multiple traffic citations.
Shelby was transported to the Peoria County Jail.
The second suspect, 16 years of age, was taken into custody and was arrested for aggravated vehicular hijacking, resisting/obstructing,
aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, illegal possession by minor and no FOID card.
The minor was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center.
A third suspect remains at large. The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Peoria Police at (309) 673-4521 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (309) 673-9000.
