Gunmen Open Fire At Party, Teen And 2 Women Wounded

JOLIET, IL — Two gunmen opened fire on a crowd partying outside a house on Richmond Street Saturday night, leaving a teenage girl and two women wounded.

A witness reportedly told police of seeing a car pull into the alley behind the house on Richmond near William Street shortly before 9 p.m. The car stopped and two men — one stocky and wearing jeans and a light-colored T-shirt, the other thin and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and a white mask — emerged, police said.

The men opened fire on a group of 10 to 15 people standing outside the house, police said. A 25-year-old woman was struck in the left arm, a 54-year-old woman was hit in the right shoulder and a 17-year-old girl was shot in the eye. All three were taken to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center.

After firing multiple shots, the two men got back in the car and drove away.

The police said they had yet established a motive for the attack.

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