Eddie J. Wren, a 42-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in Peoria, Illinois, on September 12, 2019. He was found with a gunshot wound to the neck near the intersection of Wisconsin and Nebraska avenues at about 6:45 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m. at an area hospital. The shooting was recorded as Peoria’s 19th homicide that year.

Two days later, 34-year-old Xavier Blake turned himself in to police and confessed to the shooting. He was charged with first-degree murder; records state he claimed he acted in self-defense. The charge was later reduced to second-degree murder on the basis that his belief that deadly force was necessary was judged unreasonable. In January 2021 Blake received a probationary sentence; the court credited 180 days he had already served and heard his apology to Wren’s family.

Does anyone have information about Eddie Wren’s life in Peoria or witnessed the incident on September 12, 2019?