PEORIA, Ill. – An 18-year-old is facing several charges after a man was shot in South Peoria Saturday night.
Peoria Police say officers were called to the 1100 block of South Matthew Street around 9:15 p.m. and found a 27-year-old man inside a home with a gunshot wound.
The man was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Police identified Kamari L. Johnson, 18, as a suspect during the investigation and later located him at a home in the 400 block of Apple Street.
Johnson was arrested and taken to the Peoria Police Department for questioning.
Police say Johnson was then arrested on charges of armed robbery, aggravated battery with a firearm and possession of a weapon by a felon. He was also wanted on an active Peoria County warrant.
Johnson was taken to the Peoria County Jail.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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