Victim Identified In Fatal Joliet Shooting

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department is investigating the city's first homicide of July. At 7:52 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Lincoln Street. On the porch, officers found a 24-year-old man suffering multiple gunshots.

The man, identified Saturday as Vonta D. Perry of Joliet, was rushed by ambulance to AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

The Will County Coroner's Office said Perry died of multiple gunshot wounds.

The police department urged anyone with information about the slaying to call the investigations unit at 815-724-3020 or contact Will County Crimestoppers at 800-323-6734.