JOLIET, Sick. (WLS) — A 15-year-old boy is going through expenses after allegedly capturing three different youngsters within the south suburbs on Sunday morning, police mentioned.
Police mentioned officers responded to a report of a capturing within the 300-block of South Ottawa Road round 5:30 a.m.
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When officers arrived on the scene, residents within the space advised them the victims have been being taken to the hospital.
Officers later met with the three victims, two 16-year-olds from Joliet and one 14-year-old from College Park.
One of many 16-year-olds was airlifted to Loyola Youngsters’s Hospital in important however steady situation, police mentioned.
The opposite 16-year-old was handled and launched.
The 14-year-old was taken to Loyola Youngsters’s Hospital in steady situation.
Investigators and officers recognized an individual of curiosity, a 15-year-old from Joliet, who was dropped at the Joliet Police Division.
An investigation revealed that the 15-year-old fired the pictures, police mentioned.
He was processed on Aggravated Illegal Use of a Weapon, Reckless Discharge, and Illegal Possession of a Weapon expenses earlier than being taken to the Will County River Valley Justice Middle.
Police mentioned the scene stays energetic as investigators proceed to gather proof.
Investigators imagine the capturing was an remoted incident, and there’s no menace to the general public.
Anybody with info can contact Joliet Police Division’s Investigation Division at 815-724-3020 and Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or, to stay nameless, use https://crimestoppersofwillcounty.org.
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