PEORIA, Ill. – Gunfire early Saturday morning led to the arrest of two men.
Peoria Police responded to S. McReynolds Court near MacArthur Highway just after 6:00 A.M. after a six rounds were reported from a ShotSpotter alert.
Officers arrived to find two males fleeing the area where shots were fired.
They then apprehended the two males, later identified as 26-year-old Isaiah RL Wilson and 41-year-old Calvin L. Smalls.
Officers found two handguns on the path Wilson and Smalls took to flee, one of which was reported stolen.
They also learned during an investigation that an adult male had non-life threatening injuries after being struck by gunfire. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Wilson was arrested on charges of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, No Valid FOID, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. He was given a Notice to Appear.
Smalls was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, and No Valid FOID. He was booked at the Peoria County Jail and released Sunday.
The case is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Peoria Police at (309) 673-4521, Crime Stoppers (309) 673-9000, or tip411.
