PEORIA, Ill. — A suspect has been arrested in connection with Peoria’s sixth homicide of the year.
On the night of June 29th, Peoria Police were called to a shooting the 300 block of N. Saratoga and found one person deceased due to a gunshot wound.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identified the victim as 43-year-old Andre Leathers Sr., of Peoria.
During the investigation, police identified the suspect of that shooting as Dujuane P. Nelson, 26 years of age.
Around 3:00 p.m. Friday, Officers from the Peoria Police Target Offender Unit and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, located Nelson in the 700 block of NE Adams near the Taft Homes.
Nelson was taken into custody without incident.
According to Public Information Officer Amy Dotson, Police took Nelson to the Peoria Police Department, where the Criminal Investigations Division interviewed him.
Nelson was subsequently arrested for first-degree murder, and taken to the Peoria County Jail.
