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Cedric Kennedy could get decades for murder, battery charges

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Cedric Kennedy, an 18-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, faces up to 60 years in prison on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery for the Oct. 26 shooting death of 20-year-old Elisha Gilbert, and could also face up to 14 years in prison for an aggravated DUI charge in a deadly collision in 2024.

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Cedric Kennedy could get decades for murder, battery charges

Cedric Kennedy, an 18-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, faces up to 60 years in prison on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery for the Oct. 26 shooting death of 20-year-old Elisha Gilbert, and could also face up to 14 years in prison for an aggravated DUI charge in a deadly collision in 2024.

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WMBD broke the news in Peoria, United States on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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