PEORIA, Ill. – A 15-year-old boy is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot in the head Saturday afternoon in Peoria.
Peoria Police say officers responded to a reported shooting in the 700 block of East LaSalle Street around 4:55 p.m. on October 31.
When officers arrived, they found the teenager suffering from a gunshot wound to the head inside a residence.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Investigators later identified another 15-year-old boy as a suspect in the shooting.
Police located the suspect at a residence in the 600 block of East Ravine Avenue and took him to the Peoria Police Department for questioning.
Following questioning, the teen was arrested on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm.
He was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center.
Police have not released additional information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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