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Jason Atkins

Case from Peoria, IL dated Jan 02, 2017

Victim Details

Jason Atkins

Male

Black / African American

Peoria

IL

2017-01-02

37

Jason

Atkins

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Jason Atkins, a 37-year-old African American male from Peoria, Illinois, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2017. He was shot in the abdomen with a shotgun in the 1800 block of North Sheridan Road, just south of Nebraska Avenue. The incident occurred around 8:36 p.m., and Atkins was pronounced dead shortly after at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, but it was later revealed that the shooting stemmed from a confrontation outside th ...
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  • CENTRALILLINOISPROUD: Peoria Police Arrest Man on 1st Degree Murder Charge
  • CENTRALILLINOISPROUD: DEVELOPING: Police responding to shooting on Sheridan Rd.
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