PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Peoria police are investigating after a man was allegedly pistol-whipped early Friday morning.

At approximately 3:46 a.m., officers went to the 800 block of West Hurlburt Street after receiving an eight-round ShotSpotter alert, said Peoria police spokesperson Semone Roth.

While on their way, officers saw a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed and then pull into a parking lot of a local hospital. Inside the vehicle, officers found a 23-year-old man suffering from a head injury.

Roth said the man had been struck multiple times in the head with a firearm. His injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.

A passenger told police that a group of men had walked up to their vehicle and opened the door. One of the men, who was armed, struck the victim several t

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