On October 12, 2025, at 1:07 a.m., Officers responded to the 600 block of Garnsey Avenue for a report of shots fired.

Officers discovered spent shell casings in the street. It was determined that a nearby occupied residence was struck by gunfire.

No one in the home was injured.

As Officers investigated this shooting, notification was received from the Will County Sheriff’s Office that a 20-year-old male gunshot victim had arrived at a residence in the 500 block of Harwood Street in a vehicle. The victim was transported from that location to Silver Cross Hospital by the East Joliet Fire Protection District.

Officers responded to Silver Cross Hospital and learned that the gunshot victim was shot while driving in the area of Garnsey Avenue and Columbia Street by an unknown pedestrian.

The victim sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to the head and leg. The victim’s vehicle was also struck by gunfire.

This case remains under activeinvestigation. Anyone with video footage or information regarding this shooting is encouraged to contact the Joliet Police Department Investigations Division at (815) 724-3020.

They can also contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online at https://crimestoppersofwillcounty.org/ if they wish to remain anonymous.