Victim's identity released from Saturday's fatal shooting in Peoria

Dean Muellerleile, Journal Star
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PEORIA — A 21-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday, Peoria police said.

Roger Browder of North Sheridan Road was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:07 p.m., said Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood.

Officers responded about 12:30 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert of gunfire near the intersection of North Bigelow Street and West Richmond Avenue. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday. No additional details are available and the investigation is ongoing.

It was the city’s ninth homicide of 2022 – the sixth related to gun violence — said Peoria police spokeswoman Semone Roth.

Peoria's last homicide earlier in May: Death of man in East Bluff alley is being investigated as homicide

Anyone with information is asked to contact Peoria police at 309-673-4521, tip411 (anonymously) or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at 309-673-9000.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Peoria crime: Man ID'd in city's latest homicide of 2022