Child, 2, Stabbed To Death In Joliet By His Brother, Age 6: Police

JOLIET — The Joliet Police Department said a 2-year-old child died Friday evening after his 6-year-old brother stabbed him with a knife.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, at 5:04 p.m., officers responded to a house in the 2700 block of Fairway Drive for a report of a child who had been stabbed.

Officers found a 2-year-old boy inside the home with multiple stab wounds. Joliet police said their preliminary investigation indicated the toddler was stabbed with a kitchen knife by his 6-year-old brother. The 2-year-old victim was taken to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center, where he died.

On Friday night, JPD detectives continued to work with the victim’s family, who are cooperating with this investigation, English said.

The Department of Children and Family Services has been notified and are working with Joliet's detectives in reference to Friday's death.

"This investigation remains fluid and further details will be provided once they become available," English announced.

English told Joliet Patch that the 6-year-old boy remained at the police station as of 10 p.m. with a grandfather, and what will happen with the child was still being determined by detectives, presumably with input from DCFS representatives.

As of 10:30 p.m., it had not been determined if the case is being treated as a homicide, an accidental death or something else, according to English.

He was hoping to have a news media update on Saturday morning.