Peoria man, 19, gets 40 years for deadly shooting in Peoria's North Valley

Peoria man, 19, gets 40 years for deadly shooting in Peoria's North Valley

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A 19-year-old Peoria man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for gunning down another man near the now-demolished Taft Homes nearly three years ago. Lamarion Wright apologized to Peoria County Circuit Judge Steve Kouri for "everything that I have done" especially for the Sept. 20, 2022 shooting of Christopher L. Tillman at the now-demolished Taft Homes. In November, Wright pleaded guilty to murder in return for a ca…