Peoria Police Department
PEORIA, Ill. Peoria Police have made another arrest in connection with the Jan. 29 shooting that killed 31-year-old Jevon Gilliam at a gas station at the intersection of SW Adams and S. Easton.
In a joint operation Tuesday with the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force, the Peoria Police Department Target Offender Unit developed information that led to the location of 19-year-old Dearian Y. Patterson, who has been wanted in connection with the homicide.
Just before 3:00 Tuesday afternoon, Patterson was taken into custody during a traffic stop in the 1100 block of W. Main St.
Patterson was in possession of a firearm at the time of arrest.
Top Regional News: Brother of Peoria s latest homicide victim also died in shooting
Illlinois News Desk
Brother of Peoria s latest homicide victim also died in shooting
PEORIA For the second time in three months, almost to the day, a family lost a loved one to gunfire: Friday night, Jevon Gilliam, 31, was shot to death, nearly three months since his brother, Robert Gilliam Jr., 31, was shot and killed Nov. 2 in the 2900 block of North Knoxville Avenue.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood confirmed Monday that the two were brothers. Harwood said that Jevon Gilliam likely died instantly when he was shot late Friday night several times at a South Peoria gas station. Additional details regarding range of fire and caliber of weapon are being withheld, pending continued investigation by the Peoria Police Department.