Two firefighters, both Super Bowl tourists from Dallas, were gunned down early Monday in a drive-by shooting outside a Peoria hotel, police said.
Investigators offered no immediate motive for the incident, which occurred near 84th Avenue and Bell Road in the city's entertainment district by the Peoria Sports Complex.
One of the victims, Charles “Chucky” Whitaker, 38, a 14-year member of the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, was airlifted to a Valley hospital where he is reported in serious condition with life-threatening wounds, said Mike Tellef, a Peoria police spokesman.
The other, Reginald Cuington, 43, a fire lieutenant and 17-year veteran, was able to walk away from the attack. He was taken for treatment at a Valley hospital where he remains in stable condition, Tellef said.
The street this happened on is one I've walked across hundreds of times. My dad manages the hotel (the Hampton you see if you watch the video) and his office window is like, ten feet from where it happened.
...This is extremely scary.
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