Man Found Dead Near Walmart ID'd As Bolingbrook Man: Coroner

JOLIET, IL — A man found dead near the parking lot of Walmart on West Jefferson Street was identified as 71-year-old Philip M. Pique of Bolingbrook, the Will County Coroner's Office said.

He was killed by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the coroner. Joliet police are investigating the incident.

Monday morning, a portion of the Walmart parking lot was cordoned off by police tape, and a section of nearby Joyce Road was closed. The incident occurred in a tree-lined area just outside the Walmart parking lot.

Officers were called to the scene around 8:25 a.m., police said.

Joliet Police Department spokesman Dwayne English said a gun was recovered at the scene.

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