Update: Man charged with Joliet shooting that wounded man

A man has been charged with shooting a 31-year-old man in the stomach while he was walking in Joliet.

Erik Solis-Medina, 26, of Joliet, was arrested and booked into the Will County jail after midnight Friday.

He was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated assault, possessing a Walther .22-caliber handgun with a defaced serial number and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

Solis-Medina was arrested after a Joliet Police Department investigation of a shooting Thursday afternoon that left a 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the stomach.

“This appears to be a targeted incident, and there is no danger to the community. The victim remains in the hospital in serious condition,” Joliet police Sgt. Dwayne English said.

Officers responded at 5:07 p.m. Thursday to Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet for a report of a man with a gunshot wound who arrived at the emergency room in a private vehicle.

Officers determined that the 31-year-old man was shot while walking in the area of Theodore Street and Covered Bridge Way, English said.

“It was determined that the gunshots were fired by a suspect in a vehicle in the area,” English said.

Detectives investigated the incident and identified Solis-Medina as a suspect in the shooting, English said.

Police found a vehicle suspected to be involved in the shooting and conducted a traffic stop. Solis-Medina was the driver of the vehicle, English said.

A .22-caliber handgun was found by officers on the passenger side of the vehicle, English said.

At a bond hearing Friday, Judge Donald DeWilkins found probable cause to keep Solis-Medina detained at the Will County jail and set his bond at $250,000. Solis-Medina was ordered to have no contact with the victim in the case.