Joliet, IL – A Joliet mother fatally shot a man who allegedly forced his way into her home late Friday night while she and her infant child hid inside a bedroom closet.
According to the Joliet Police Department, officers responded around 10:28 p.m. Friday to a residence in the 7000 block of Hadrian Drive after receiving a report of a home invasion. When officers arrived, they found signs of forced entry and an unresponsive man with an apparent gunshot wound to the head on the second floor. Joliet Fire Department paramedics confirmed the man was deceased.
Police said an adult woman and her infant child were located unharmed in an adjacent bedroom. The woman, who was in possession of a handgun, told investigators she armed herself after hearing someone break into the home. Preliminary findings indicate the suspect allegedly entered the bedroom, at which point the woman fired her weapon, striking him in the head.
The Will County Coroner’s Office pronounced the suspect dead at the scene. Authorities said he was wearing gloves and carrying a screwdriver at the time of the incident. Investigators said the suspect was not known to the homeowner.
The case remains under active investigation, with the woman cooperating fully with detectives. The coroner’s office will determine the suspect’s identity and official cause of death.
Police are asking anyone with surveillance footage or information related to the case to contact the Joliet Police Department Investigation Division at (815) 724-3020 or submit tips anonymously to Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734.
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