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Joliet teen ID’d in fatal shooting, death ruled a homicide

JOLIET, Ill. — The death of a 13-year-old boy who was found shot and killed in Joliet has been ruled a homicide, according to the Will County coroner.

Police responded to the 300 block of Des Plaines Street on reports of a person shot just before 4:45 p.m. Monday.

Officers located an unresponsive 13-year-old boy in an alley who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Boy, 15, charged with murder in fatal shooting of 13-year-old boy in Joliet

JOLIET, Ill. — A 15-year-old boy has been charged in the death of 13-year-old Manuel Mejia Perez in Joliet. According to the Joliet Police Department, the juvenile faces three counts of first degree murder and one count of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon after an extensive investigation identified him…

June 4, 2025

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Husband, wife dead in apparent murder-suicide, 4 children unharmed: Joliet police

JOLIET, Ill. — Joliet police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide. Police responded around 6 a.m. Monday to the 1800 block of Burshire Court, which is a Plainfield address, after receiving multiple calls reporting gunfire at the residence. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unresponsive 40-year-old man in the yard of the…

September 29, 2025

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13-year-old boy shot and killed in Joliet: police

JOLIET, Ill. — A teenager was found shot to death in an alley in Joliet late Monday afternoon, police said. Police responded to the 300 block of Des Plaines Street on reports of a person shot just before 4:45 p.m. Officers located an unresponsive 13-year-old boy in an alley who…

June 3, 2025

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