Crime & Safety

Joliet Man Bloodied and Bruised When Shot With Paintballs While Cutting Grass

The man was shot twice in a drive-by paintball attack.

A Joliet man was bloodied and bruised when he was shot twice with paintballs while he was cutting the grass at his North Raynor Avenue home.

The 64-year-old man was cutting the grass at his home on Raynor near Ingalls Avenue Monday evening when he was fired on by a passenger in a gray car.

The man was hit with orange paintballs in the chest and left forearm. The chest shot left a large bruise. The shot to his forearm also left a bruise and drew blood.

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The shooter remains at large.

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