Joliet House Shot Up As Man, Woman Were In Living Room: JPD

JOLIET — The number of gun crimes across Joliet dropped substantially last week, but that ended on Sunday night as someone pointed their gun at a house on the city's near west street and fired several bullets inside. One of the gunshots also hit a vehicle parked nearby.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, Sunday's shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. when officers responded to the 300 block of Lime Street for a report of shots fired. At the crime scene, the officers learned that a house was struck multiple times.

Two adults, a man and a woman, and were in the living room at the time of the shooting, but no injuries were reported, English said.

It was discovered that a nearby unoccupied Ford Focus had also been struck by gunfire.

While conducting a canvass of the area, Joliet police recovered numerous spent shell casings in the street on Lime Street.

Anyone with video footage or information related to this shooting is encouraged to contact the
Joliet Police Department Investigation Division at (815)724-3020.

They can also contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online if they wish to remain anonymous.