Crime & Safety

Woman Shot In Eden's Bar & Grill On Gardner: Joliet PD

Joliet Patch has written numerous stories over the past six years about shootings at Eden's and a person hit by a car in the parking lot.

Eden is located at 926 Gardner St. It's been the site of numerous shootings, especially in the parking lot.
Eden is located at 926 Gardner St. It's been the site of numerous shootings, especially in the parking lot. (File/John Ferak/Patch)

JOLIET, IL — An early morning shooting at Eden's Bar and Grill at 926 Gardner St., left a woman inside the bar with a gunshot to her leg.

Joliet police said the shooting happened around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday.

Someone outside the bar sprayed the bar with a hail of gunfire, and one of the bullets struck the woman inside Eden's bar. The gunman got away before Joliet police cars arrived.

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The shooting victim was taken to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department with non-life-threatening injuries, police spokesman Dwayne English noted.

He said the investigation is in its early stages as Joliet Police Detectives work to identify a suspect or suspects. If anyone has information related to this incident, they are encouraged to contact the Joliet Police Department Investigation Unit at 815-724-3020. They can also contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online if they wish to remain anonymous.

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Here is a sampling of other Joliet Patch crime stories involving Eden's Bar:

Trouble In Eden's Bar Parking Lot, Cocaine, Gun Found: JPD

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