Joliet police investigating Sunday-morning shooting

August 24, 2025 at 1:08 pm CDT

Police siren/emergency lights (Shaw Local File Photo)

Joliet police are investigating a shooting that took place early Sunday in the 500 block of Rowell Avenue in Joliet.

At 3 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire, according to a news release from the Joliet Police Department.

After arriving, police learned that “two unknown subjects had stopped on Rowell Avenue and fired their weapons toward an open field,” according to the release. Joliet police did not receive any further descriptions of the subject or their vehicle.

However, Joliet police recovered several bullet casings at the scene, according to the release.

Anyone with information should call the Joliet Police Department Investigation Unit at 815-724-3020.

To remain anonymous, call Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or visit crimestoppersofwillcounty.org.

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.