Crime & Safety

Denny’s Murder: Person Of Interest Located

Joliet Police say this woman may be connected to Tuesday's night murder at the Denny's on Plainfield Road.

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JOLIET, IL - Detectives with the Joliet Police Department have been hard at work since Tuesday night trying to solve the Denny's Restaurant parking lot killing of a 36-year-old Crest Hill man, Gregory G. Brown. He died in the parking lot on Plainfield Road. Late Friday afternoon Joliet Police announced they have located a young woman who may have a connection to the parking lot murder.

The woman is currently in for questioning and she has not been arrested as of 5 p.m. May 3.

"This person was seen talking to the victim in the lobby of the restaurant a short time prior to the shooting," Joliet Police revealed on Thursday evening. "The person is described as a white female between the ages of 18 and 30 years old. The screenshots were taken from a surveillance video showing the inside of the restaurant."

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Brown died of a single gunshot outside of the restaurant in the Denny's parking lot.

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