Memorial Day Officer Involved Shooting In Joliet
May 28, 2019 7:25AM CDT
Monday morning at 4:10 am, Joliet police officers were dispatched to a domestic battery in progress in the 1200 block of Justice Lake Drive. When officers arrived they found the residence was on fire.
Upon making entry, the officers found a hostage situation and were fired on by an offender with a handgun. One of the officers returned fire and the offender was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three officers were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The hostage was also transported to the hospital and this person’s condition is unknown at this time.
The Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force is handling the investigation.
