Emarion Lamar Carpenter, a 15-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was killed by gunfire on June 18, 2023. The shooting took place near McBean and Merriman after multiple ShotSpotter alerts; Emarion was pronounced dead at the scene. Another juvenile present suffered a hand injury.

An arrest was later made in connection with the case. On July 14, 2023, 28-year-old Markes Wilson was taken into custody on charges of Aggravated Discharge of a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon by a Felon. Detectives apprehended him after seeing him leave a home near Jefferson and Spencer, where investigators later recovered ammunition and other items of evidentiary interest.

Emarion was born April 8, 2008, to Cassity Johnson, and his death has been memorialized in tributes and obituaries reflecting the community impact. If anyone has information about that night near McBean and Merriman, please come forward.