Chicago man, 21, arrested for murder in Joliet shooting: police
Kendrick Pullen, 21.
JOLIET, Ill. - A 21-year-old Chicago man was arrested Friday in connection with a recent deadly shooting in Joliet.
Kendrick Pullen was taken to the Will County Jail on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to Joliet police.
His charges stem from a deadly shooting that occurred Oct. 5 in the 800 block of Wenberg Street. A 42-year-old man, identified as Everett Cole, was found near the front door of a home in the area with multiple gunshot wounds.
Cole was taken to Silver Cross Hospital, where he later died, police said.
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Police said they were quickly able to identify Pullen as a suspect in the shooting and found him in a vehicle that was stopped on Oct. 9. A short time later, he was taken to Joliet Police Department for questioning.
On Friday, detectives got an arrest warrant for Pullen and took him into custody. A motive for the shooting is still under investigation.