Boy, 11, arrested after multiple shots fired in Peoria, police say

An 11-year-old boy was arrested by Peoria police Monday night after he was caught running from the scene of a ShotSpotter alert.

Police responded to the 200 block of North MacArthur Highway around 10:14 p.m. Monday night after ShotSpotter alerted eight rounds had been fired in the area.

Four more alerts indicating 27 rounds had been fired near Third Street and MacArthur Highway came in while police were to the scene of the first alert.

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At the scene police observed two males, including the 11-year-old suspect, running southbound across John H. Gwynn Avenue.

Police apprehended the 11-year-old suspect in the 100 block of McReynolds Court, where they also located a handgun nearby.

The second suspect could not be found.

The 11-year-old boy was arrested for alleged aggravated discharge of a firearm and resisting police. He was transported to the juvenile detention center.

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