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Contact: Semone Roth, Communications Specialist/Peoria Police Department
Phone: 309-620-2047
Email: sroth@peoriagov.org
Aggravated Battery with a Firearm-Arrest
PPD Incident #26-74909
(PEORIA, IL) On Friday, October 10, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., officers with the Peoria Police Department responded to the 1100 block of S. Matthew Street for a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, officers located a 27-year-old male inside a residence suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Through the course of the investigation, officers identified 18-year-old Kamari L. Johnson as a suspect. Investigators determined Johnson was inside a residence in the 400 block of Apple Street.
Officers responded to the residence and attempted to arrest Johnson. Johnson exited the residence and was taken into custody.
Johnson was transported to the Peoria Police Department for an interview. Following the interview, Johnson was arrested for Armed Robbery, Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. He was also taken into custody on an active Peoria County warrant (26-22464).
Johnson was subsequently transported to the Peoria County Jail.
Anyone with information regarding any violent crimes is encouraged to contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymous), or Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.
**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **
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