PEORIA COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — Caleb J Mccracken Jr., of Peoria, Illinois, has been identified as the victim in a fatal overnight double-shooting in Peoria County.
Mccracken, 30, was fatally shot near South Peoria early Saturday morning.
According to reports, police responded to a call of shots fired in the 2500 block of West Seibold Street around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived, police discovered Mccracken and another male suffering from at least one gunshot injury.
Mccracken was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of gunshot wounds.
The other man was also transported with life threatening injuries.
The cause of the shooting remains under investigation.
Anybody with possible information should call the Peoria Police Department at 673-4521 or CrimeStoppers anonymously at 673-9000.
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Geo quick facts: Peoria County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2010 United States Census listed its population at 186,494. Its county seat is Peoria. Peoria County is part of the Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.
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