5 People Shot and Wounded, 2 Critically, in Peoria | Chicago News

Law enforcement agents respond to the scene of a shooting late Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Peoria, Ill. Several people were shot and two of them were in critical condition, police said. (WEEK/WHOI via AP)

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Five people were shot and wounded, two of them critically, in a hail of bullets in the central Illinois city of Peoria, authorities said.

The shooting happened at around 9 p.m. Wednesday, police said in a news release, noting that 29 shots were fired. The news release didn’t say whether police were pursuing specific suspects or whether there might still be a danger to the public, and police didn’t immediately respond to Thursday messages seeking further information.

The wounded — all adult or juvenile males — as well as a sixth person who suffered a laceration, were taken to a hospital, police said. Aside from an adult and juvenile who were in critical condition, none of the others’ injuries were believed to be life-threatening.

“When we arrived here,…