Two Dead in Peoria Shooting Flee | Peoria News

Peoria News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

At 2:45 AM in Peoria, gunfire erupted as a car sped away from police, triggering a high-speed chase that ended in tragedy. Officers found one man dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds, while the fleeing vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian before crashing into a utility pole. Two men inside were hospitalized—one critical, the other in serious condition—with a gun recovered from the car. Another man later arrived at the hospital with a leg wound, claiming he was shot in the same area; his injuries are non-life-threatening. Authorities are still investigating, with Peoria PD’s…