March Murder Leads To Joliet Police Arrest

JOLIET, IL - Six months after Joliet Police responded to the March 25 gunshot homicide of Dimitri Allen on the city's east side, an arrest has been made. On Thursday, Joliet Police announced that 19-year-old Tatiyana Brown was captured by federal marshals and charged with first-degree murder. The homicide victim, Allen, died in the 1100 block of Cutter Avenue. He was 26.

The criminal complaint indicates that Brown "while committing a forcible felony, robbery ... shot Dimitri Allen with a firearm and thereby caused the death of Dimitri Allen."

Will County court records listed Brown as having an address in Woodridge, however, Joliet Police said she lived in Joliet. She was arrested in Lisle.

Brown is now in the Will County Jail facing a $1 million bail.

Joliet Police Department Deputy Chief of Investigations Darrell Gavin told Joliet Patch that city detectives are still looking at other individuals in connection with the homicide.

It's possible that other people may be charged in connection with Allen's slaying at a later point in time, Gavin said.

"The hard work and dedication that several of our detectives put into this particular homicide just goes to show that even though it may take some time to bring a case to the State's Attorney's Office to charge, our detectives never give up."

Joliet Police have asked people who have information about the homicide to call lead Detective Don McKinney at 815-724-3385 or the Investigation Unit at 815-724-3020.

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