Crime & Safety
Joliet House Shot Up As Man, Woman Were In Living Room: JPD
While conducting a canvass of the area, Joliet police recovered numerous spent shell casings in the street on Lime Street.
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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.
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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.
Find out what's happening in Jolietwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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.
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