Trashawn W. Morris, Tonya J. Fuller Death – The Peoria County Coroner’s Office has identified two individuals who were killed in separate incidents at the same apartment complex over the weekend. Trashawn W. Morris, 27, of Peoria, was discovered deceased on Saturday night at the Lexington Hills apartment complex. Coroner Jamie Harwood confirmed that Morris passed away due to a gunshot wound to the chest. Tonya J. Fuller, 58, also of Peoria, was found dead early Sunday morning at the same location.
Harwood stated that Fuller’s cause of death was multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma. The Peoria Police Department responded to the initial incident after receiving a report of a shooting at 10:18 p.m. on Saturday. Upon arrival, they found a man with minor injuries from a gunshot. Shortly after, Morris was discovered deceased. Later that night, police were called to another incident at the same complex where Fuller was found deceased in her apartment. The police department has stated that the two incidents are not connected and investigations are ongoing.