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Two men shot in Joliet, police suspect shooter was from passing motorcycle

A Joliet Police Department squad vehicle seen on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Joliet.

Two men in Joliet may have been shot by someone on a passing motorcycle, police said.

At 12:45 a.m. Monday, officers responded to the first block of North Broadway Street for a report of two people shot, according to a statement from Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English.

When officers arrived, they found a 36-year-old man with two gunshot wounds to the right leg and a 44-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right ankle, English said.

The two men have been hospitalized for treatment and their injuries are not considered life-threatening, English said.

“It is believed that both victims were shot by a subject shooting from a passing motorcycle,” English said.

Both victims were shot while outside an apartment building, English said.

“Identification of the suspect and a motive for the shooting remain under investigation,” English said.

Spent shell casings were recovered from the area, English said.

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver covers crime and courts for The Herald-News