On the evening of December 22, 2024, 39-year-old James Miller was fatally shot in Peoria, Illinois. Police responded around 7:45 p.m. to a report of a person shot in the 300 block of East Arcadia Avenue in the East Bluff neighborhood. Officers found Miller inside the front door of a building with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head and three to the back. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Five days later, on December 27, 2024, a 15-year-old, Robert Mister, was arrested in connection with the shooting and taken into custody in the 1800 block of West Bradley Avenue. Detectives recovered a handgun and ammunition during a search of a home in the same area. Mister told police he shot Miller in self-defense. Prosecutors later filed a petition to transfer the case to adult court and a judge granted that transfer; Mister was then charged as an adult with first-degree murder. The investigation is ongoing and authorities continue to seek information from the public about the incident.

Did anyone in Peoria see or hear anything in the East Bluff area on the night of December 22, 2024 that could help the investigation?