Gunfire Leaves Joliet Man Wounded: Police

JOLIET, IL - A 35-year-old man suffered serious injuries on Wednesday night after being shot in the 100 block of Wallace Street, according to the Joliet Police Department. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. on Joliet's south side. According to police, the victim had just walked outside of a house when he was suddenly approached by three other males, ages unknown, who opened fire. Several shots missed but one bullet struck the man in his chest. Police say the three males involved in the shooting then ran off into the neighborhood under the cover of darkness. There was no apparent getaway vehicle nearby, police said.

Joliet police and fire responded to the scene and the victim was taken rushed by ambulance to Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. He was later airlifted to one of the Chicago-area hospitals. An update on the victim's condition wasn't immediately available late Thursday morning, police said.

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