PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - Peoria Police said Sunday at least two people are in the hospital after an early morning shooting downtown.

Police Spokeswoman Semone Roth said they were called to the intersection of Main and Monroe around 4:45 a.m. Sunday regarding someone being shot.

When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

While investigating, Roth said police were surrounded by at least 50 people who were interfering with police and emergency medical personnel. Police requested additional departments to help with crowd control. Those departments include the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, East Peoria Police, Chillicothe Police, Bartonville Police, Bradley Police, and Illinois State Police. Peoria Police said multiple

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