Knife to a Gunfight: Cops Say Joliet Man Armed with Steak Knife Got Killed After Rushing Gunman

A Joliet man was killed when he brandished a steak knife and rushed at a gunman, police said.

Shador Jenkins, 28, was pronounced dead Friday night at the Presence St. Joseph Medical Center emergency room.

A Friday evening altercation between two young women near the corner of Wallace and Center Streets escalated and led to Jenkins and another man arguing with three men in a Silver Pontiac Bonneville, police said. Jenkins then allegedly produced a steak knife and ran at the vehicle with his 23-year-old pal reportedly joining him in the attack.

The driver of the Bonneville, 22-year-old Dwayne Johnson, opened fire, police said, hitting Jenkins in the head and the other man in the hand.

Police said there was “domestic involvement” and a “family relationship” between Jenkins and his killer.

Johnson was arrested after the Bonneville was pulled over on Des Plaines Street.

Johnson was jailed on a charge of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Prosecutors will review the case but Police Chief Brian Benton said the shooting appeared justifiable.