3 Joliet Shootings Monday Night: Here's What Police Found

JOLIET ? It does not happen often, but on Monday night the Joliet Police Department found itself investigating not one or two, but three different shootings.

According to police spokesman Dwayne English, at 10:37 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 500 block of Second Avenue for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, the officers found nearly 10 spent shell casings in the alley behind the residence. At that time, it was believed nothing had been struck. The resident called back about an hour later to report that an unoccupied Nissan Altima and the rear of the residence had been struck by gunfire. The residence was occupied at the time of the shooting. No injuries were reported.

An hour earlier, at 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 21000 block of Prestwick Drive in Crest Hill for a report of a shooting that had occurred earlier in the area of Fourth Avenue and Bennett Avenue in Joliet.

Officers learned that at approximately 9 p.m., a Hyundai Sonata driven by a 23-year-old man with a 23-year-old female passenger was struck by gunfire while they were driving eastbound on Fourth Avenue at Bennett Avenue. The back window was shattered; however, neither the driver nor passenger were injured. The driver drove to the residence in Crest Hill and contacted police.

The third shooting was reported around 10:55 p.m.

Officers responded to the area of Fourth Avenue and Bennett Avenue for a delayed report of shots fired. Upon arrival, the officers located an unoccupied Chevrolet Suburban parked on the street, which appeared to have been damaged by multiple rounds of gunfire. Officers found more than 10 spent shell casings in the street while conducting a canvas of the area. No injuries were reported. It was reported to officers that the shots had been overheard in the area earlier in the evening.