Shooting In Crest Hill: Joliet Teenager Arrested

CREST HILL, IL — An 18-year-old Joliet teenager, Anthony Brown Jr., is now in the Will County Jail awaiting his first court appearance in connection with Tuesday afternoon's non-fatal shooting of another teenager.

Brown was booked into the Will County Jail at 9:53 p.m. Brown has been charged with aggravated discharge of a gun, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

"There's evidence that shows they know each other," Crest Hill Police Chief Ed Clark said, referring to Brown and the gunshot victim.

Clark also told Joliet Patch on Wednesday that Brown was the only suspect being sought in connection with Tuesday's shooting that happened around 3:40 p.m. in the 1200 block of Cedarwood Drive.

Clark said officers got to the scene and located the victim, providing emergency First Aid. Clark said the teenager was shot multiple times and the juvenile's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The boy was rushed by a Lockport Township Fire Protection District ambulance to St. Joe's hospital, where he's recovering.

Clark said Brown ran away from the shooting scene and was located in the 1500 block of Rock Run Drive.

"Brown fled on foot from responding officers and was taken into custody using a less lethal force option," Clark noted in a follow-up press release he issued Wednesday.

“The officers did a great job in responding quickly, relaying information and locating the suspect in this case," Clark stated. "They did a great job."

As for Brown, he lives in the 1400 block of Joliet's Cambria Drive, which is on the city's far west side near Theodore Street.