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  • Man shot during attempted heist at a Facebook Marketplace transaction

    01/20/2024 3:04:50 AM PST · by marktwain · 18 replies
    centralillinoisproud.com ^ | January 16, 2024 | Andy Kravetz
    PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A deadly shooting Monday in South Peoria appears to have been the result of a botched robbery, Peoria police said. According to Semone Roth of the Peoria Police Department, the shooting occurred amid a potential Facebook Marketplace transaction where two people came to Peoria to meet someone about buying a vehicle. The shooting occurred at about 5 p.m. in a nearby alley in the 2100 block of West Lincoln Avenue where the would-be buyers were led by the purported sellers. “The investigation has determined that this was an attempted robbery setup and there was no intention...