Kedron Murphy, a 32-year-old African American male from Peoria, Illinois, was tragically killed on January 12, 2019. He was found in the backyard of a home on Marquette near Westmoreland, having been shot five times. The incident occurred early in the morning, and Murphy was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m. This murder marked a grim milestone in Peoria's history, contributing to what became the city's deadliest year in over three decades.
Murphy's death was part of a larger pattern of violenc
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