Joliet Shooting Victim, 48, Crashes Into Fence

JOLIET, IL — Joliet police detectives are now trying to solve the city's first shooting of the week after a 48-year-old man sitting inside his parked car was shot around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The man's gunshot wounds left him in critical condition, but he was stable, according to Joliet police.

Police spokesman Dwayne English said:

• Officers responded to the 900 block of Draper Avenue for a report of a person that had been shot.
• They found the 48-year-old man shooting victim in a vehicle.
• A preliminary investigation of this shooting determined that while the victim sat in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the 900 block of Magnolia Avenue, he was shot by someone who was outside of the vehicle.
• After being shot, the victim drove away and eventually crashed into a fence in the 900 block of Draper Avenue.
• The victim was taken to Silver Cross Hospital by the Joliet Fire Department.
• "If anyone has information related to this incident, they are 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 at https://crimestoppersofwillcou... if they wish to remain anonymous.
• No further information about this incident is available at this time.