Shooting On Boulevard Place Was Self-Inflicted: Plainfield Police

PLAINFIELD, IL — A shooting that occurred Monday morning near The Boulevard Place in Plainfield was self-inflicted, police said.

Plainfield police and firefighters were dispatched at about 10 a.m. to the 16200 block of South Boulevard Place, where they found a person suffering from a gunshot wound in a vehicle, Sgt. Luke Ostreko told Patch. The incident occurred off the main road and away from businesses, according to the sergeant.

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Paramedics rendered aid before bringing the victim to a hospital for additional treatment.

"This incident was not criminal in nature," Ostreko said.

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