PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man is jailed after being hit by a car when he allegedly shot at it.
Peoria Police say it started with a ShotSpotter alert of four rounds being fired near the Harrison Homes complex at Trewyn and Roosevelt around 10:54 P.M. Wednesday.
Jerrell Hardges, 29, was taken to a hospital for treatment after he told police he was struck by a vehicle.
Turns out, investigators believe, he was hit with a woman’s car after he had allegedly shot at the driver.
The woman sustained a minor injury. Hardges is now jailed on charges of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm.
