About 12:50 a.m., police responded to a domestic-violence call elsewhere in the city. Joshua A. Crites departed before officers arrived. A woman and a girl were injured in the domestic-violence incident. Police tracked Crites' vehicle to a CVS Pharmacy parking lot. There, Crites stabbed a police officer multiple times, and the officer shot and killed Crites.
Agency: East Peoria Police Department
Motive: domestic disturbance
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Joshua Crites
Death Date: February 2, 2021
County: Tazewell
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: unknown weapon
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: car
Washington Post Database ID: 6561