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PEORIA Two minors were arrested here this week in connection with the death of a Peoria teen during a botched robbery last month at a gun store in Galesburg.
One of the teens, 17, was arrested on Tuesday, while the other, 15, was arrested on Thursday. Both were initially taken to the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center, according to Peoria police spokeswoman Amy Dotson.
Galesburg police Chief Russ Idle said the teens are facing charges of burglary and first-degree murder in connection with the Jan. 6 incident at Galesburg Guns and Ammo.
The boys are charged under the state s felony murder provision, which holds that they are legally responsible for 17-year-old Daryl Keller s death even though they didn t shoot him.
"Under Illinois law if a person commits a felony offense and during the commission of that offense someone dies, the person is responsible for that death," Galesburg Police Chief Russ
Second teen facing felony murder charges after burglary, deadly shooting at Galesburg gun store
The incident happened Wednesday night, when police say the store was broken into and the owner fired at the intruders. Author: Andrea Flores Updated: 6:32 PM CST January 8, 2021
Dominick Booker is facing felony murder and burglary charges after being arrested last night, along with Jakobe Brown who was already in custody. The two suspects in this case made their first appearance in Knox County Court this afternoon.
It all started after 10 P.M. Wednesday night, when police say four to five men broke into Galesburg Guns, Gear & Ammo. The owner was inside at the time, and police say he fired several shots at the group.
that is where a fire broke out thursday morning, spreading to 11 rowhomes and killing a pregnant woman and her two sons, ages 7 and 11. it was very scary, very scary. my grandchildren. officials are not sure about the home where the fire started, but most of the homestead not have a working smoke alarms. it is such a tragedy when people can be saved by such a simple device. firefighters took to the streets saturday afternoon, knocking on doors, talking to neighbors about fire safety and installing new smoke alarms for free. is very nice they do that. everybody needs smoke detectors. better to be safe than sorry. when a fire does happen, and it spreads to the community and gives us a better opportunity to convince people to let us come in and help them be safe. and residents to not have to worry about changing batteries. these alarms have special lithium batteries that last 10 years. fire officials hope that alone will save lives. these alarms are free for any ci