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Joliet man charged with first-degree murder in shooting outside residence

Willis Ellis, 58, Joliet

A Joliet man has been charged with the first-degree murder of another man killed in a May 8 shooting.

On Thursday, Willis Ellis, 58, was charged with the first-degree murder of Lyndon Hunt, 60, after the two were involved in an argument on the porch of the residence on Nicholson Street in Joliet.

Hunt suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and he was taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, where he was pronounced dead.

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver covers crime and courts for The Herald-News