Police shoot man who had a handgun in Joliet
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) – Police in southwest suburban Joliet shot a man who had a handgun Monday afternoon.
Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Elmwood Avenue for a report of shots fired, police said. They found a man walking while holding a handgun.
Officers fired their weapons, striking the suspect. They immediately rendered medical aid to him and recovered a handgun at the scene.
The suspect was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in critical condition. At 5:22 p.m. Tuesday, the 29-year-old man died at the hospital, police said.
The Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the shooting.
Police said this was an isolated incident, and there was no threat to the public.
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