PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood confirms 31-year-old Bobby King of Peoria was pronounced brain dead at 7:30 Sunday morning after a shooting on Saturday.
Harwood says an autopsy is pending after organ donation.
Peoria Police say King was shot at the intersection of East Ravine Avenue and North Peoria Avenue after 5 p.m. Saturday.
Police say 28-year-old Odis S. Jackson and the victim got into an argument when Jackson shot the victim in a car. Jackson then left the area.
Police say life-saving measures were taken and Harwood says the victim was taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Police say the Special Response Team found Jackson in a home on North Finnell Avenue after 11 p.m. on Saturday night. For nearly five hours, negotiators worked to get Jackson to peacefully leave the home.
Around 4:30 a.m. Jackson was taken into custody.
Peoria County Jail Records show Jackson now faces charges for First Degree Murder and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
Jackson has a bond of $1 million.
