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.
