JOLIET, Unwell. – A suspect is on the run after trying to rob a person at gunpoint whereas he was inspecting a house for potential buy Sunday afternoon in Joliet.
The incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. within the 100 block of Iowa Avenue.
Police responded to stories of photographs fired and an tried theft. The suspect, described as a person in his early 20s, 6 ft tall, sporting all black clothes and armed with a handgun, fled the scene, authorities mentioned.
The sufferer informed police he was inspecting a residence to probably renovate and buy when the suspect approached him.
The suspect supplied to hire the property from the sufferer if he purchased it. The sufferer then agreed to let the suspect tour the house.
As soon as inside, the suspect pulled a gun and demanded cash from the sufferer, police mentioned. The sufferer fled to his automobile, pursued by the suspect, and drove off because the suspect fired a number of photographs on the automobile, placing it. The suspect then fled on foot.
Joliet police deployed drones and K9 models to seek for the suspect, with help from the Will County Sheriff’s Workplace, however they had been unable to find him.
The investigation is ongoing and anybody with extra info or surveillance video is urged to contact the Joliet Police Division Housebreaking and Theft Unit at 815-724-3020.
