UPDATE: Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said that Peoria’s recent homicide victim, 24-year-old Shawaan Warr, suffered a single gunshot wound, and likely died seconds after being shot.
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PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police said a man taken Wednesday night into custody could be connected to Thursday morning’s fatal shooting on E. Hillcrest Place.
24-year-old Anthony Robinson was tracked down by officers around 10:20 P.M. on Wednesday after approximately seven rounds of gunfire were heard in the area of Nebraska and Prospect by an officer on patrol in the area of Republic and East St.
Around that time, the PPD received two ShotSpotter alerts saying eight rounds were fired in the 1300 block of E. Hillcrest.
When the officer on patrol drove to the area where he heard the shots fired, he observed Robinson running from the area.
Officers retrieved a firearm in Robinson’s flight path.
Robinson was taken to the department, interviewed, and then arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, and Obstructing Police.
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PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were investigating a shooting around 9:00 Thursday morning in Peoria’s East Bluff as a homicide.
The shooting victim has been identified as 24-year-old Shawaan Warr. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said he was pronounced deceased at 10:25 a.m.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Friday.
Public Information Officer Amy Dotson shed a little light on the crime scene.
“The victim was found in the 1300 block of E. Hillcrest outside, between two houses,” she said.
“I would consider it a yard space [where the victim was found].”
Dotson said detectives were still combing the scene as late as 1:00 Thursday afternoon for any potential evidence left behind.
Harwood said it was unclear where on his body he was shot or how many times he’d been shot.
Peoria had 25 homicides in 2019.
