Peoria Officer Shoots Suspect After Being Hit With Baseball Bat

Sep 5, 2025
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Peoria, Illinois — On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers with the Peoria Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious person near the intersection of Northeast Glen Oak Avenue and Prospect Road. ​Upon arrival, officers encountered a man, 41-year-old Brandon Lewis of Peoria, armed with a wooden bat. Lewis swung the bat at officers, striking one. ​The officer hit by the bat fired one shot from his firearm while the other officer deployed a Taser. ​Lewis ran from officers and was subsequently found on the ground, where officers placed him in handcuffs. ​Officers rendered medical aid, but Lewis was later pronounced deceased on scene. ​The preliminary autopsy findings from the Peoria County Coroner’s Office indicated the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

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