Romeoville Man Arrested in Connection with July 24 Center Street Shooting
McMurtry
Nevin McMurtry (22, Romeoville) was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon.
On July 24th, 2024, at about 5:30 A.M. the Joliet Police Department received a call of shots being fired in the 1400 block of N. Center Street, Joliet. Joliet Officers discovered several rifle bullet casings in the street. An occupied residence and an unoccupied vehicle (parked) were struck several times. There was no report of anyone struck by the gunfire from this incident, police said.
Following an extensive investigation of this shooting, Detectives identified McMurtry and D’Amonta Barber (25, Joliet) as suspects. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for both McMurtry and Barber for the above listed charges.
Barber was taken into custody by Joliet Police Officers on September 3. On November 12, McMurtry was placed into custody in Downers Grove by members of the US Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force. McMurtry was transported to the Joliet Police Department for questioning and then transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.