PEORIA Two minors were arrested here this week in connection with the death of a Peoria teen during a botched robbery last month at a gun store in Galesburg.
One of the teens, 17, was arrested on Tuesday, while the other, 15, was arrested on Thursday. Both were initially taken to the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center, according to Peoria police spokeswoman Amy Dotson.
Galesburg police Chief Russ Idle said the teens are facing charges of burglary and first-degree murder in connection with the Jan. 6 incident at Galesburg Guns and Ammo.
The boys are charged under the state s felony murder provision, which holds that they are legally responsible for 17-year-old Daryl Keller s death even though they didn t shoot him.
"Under Illinois law if a person commits a felony offense and during the commission of that offense someone dies, the person is responsible for that death," Galesburg Police Chief Russ
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Dominick Booker is facing felony murder and burglary charges after being arrested last night, along with Jakobe Brown who was already in custody. The two suspects in this case made their first appearance in Knox County Court this afternoon.
It all started after 10 P.M. Wednesday night, when police say four to five men broke into Galesburg Guns, Gear & Ammo. The owner was inside at the time, and police say he fired several shots at the group.