Crime & Safety
Gunfire At Rt. 59 Murphy's: Arrest Warrant Sought For Joliet Teen
The shooting happened at the Murphy's Express at the Route 59 Walmart on the night of Nov. 18.
JOLIET, IL — Two months after Joliet police officers responded to a shooting at the Murphy's Express gas station on Route 59, Will County prosecutors have obtained a warrant for the arrest of 18-year-old Joliet resident Damarco Whitaker.
Whitaker has been charged with two counts of armed robbery, aggravated discharge of a gun and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. A Will County judge issued a warrant for Whitaker's arrest on Thursday, with bail set at $250,000.
Court records listed Whitaker as residing in the apartment units in the 2200 block of Oneida Street.
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According to the criminal complaint, Whitaker tried to shoot someone at the Murphy's Express gas station parking lot around 6 p.m. on Nov. 18. Joliet police believe Whitaker fired a gun from the passenger side of one vehicle at another vehicle, striking only the vehicle.
Both vehicles struck an unoccupied and uninvolved vehicle parked at a gas pump. The people in the shooter's vehicle then ran off.
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As of Friday afternoon, Whitaker had not been taken into Joliet police custody.
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