Joliet Shooting Victim Does Not Want Joliet Police To Solve His Crime, Cops Reveal

JOLIET, IL — A man was shot under mysterious circumstances early Saturday, and the shooting victim does not want to help the Joliet police force find his shooter, a police news release indicated.

At 4:59 a.m., the officers responded to Silver Cross Hospital for a gunshot victim. Officers spoke to a man who had sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the left hand. The victim told the officers that while walking in the 500 block of North Broadway Street between 2 and 3 a.m., he was approached by a man who shot him in the hand.

The victim indicated that he was transported to Silver Cross Hospital in a private vehicle, according to the release. The victim was uncooperative when questioned and provided multiple locations of occurrence, Joliet police said.

Anyone with video footage or information related to this shooting is encouraged to contact the Joliet Police Department Investigation Division at (815)724-3020. They can also contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online if they wish to remain anonymous.