Joliet man charged after shooting ex-girlfriend: police

JOLIET, Ill. - A man was charged after he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend outside a home in Joliet Saturday morning. 

Police said the victim was on the front porch of a home in the  400 block of South Joliet Street at 9:44 a.m. when a man drove by and fired shots at her. 

The suspect was later identified as 34-year-old Devin Montgomery of Joliet. When police arrived, they found the victim, a 39-year-old woman, had been shot in her left leg. 

She was treated by paramedics and was transported to Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center. Her injury was deemed non-life-threatening. 

Shortly after the shooting, police located Montgomery's vehicle at his residence in the 800 block of Julia Avenue.

A perimeter was set up while officers and detectives searched for the suspect, who was later reported to have left the residence in a different vehicle.

Police believed he was heading southbound on I-55, toward Braidwood. 

Hours later, at 12 p.m., the suspect's vehicle was found unoccupied near an apartment building in Braidwood. He was later found by police at an acquaintance's apartment and was arrested. 

Montgomery was charged with Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Domestic Battery, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, Unlawful Use of a Weapon by Felon, and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for Montgomery's home and recovered the handgun that was used in the shooting. 

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with video footage or information on the shooting is urged to contact the Joliet PD Investigations Division at 800-323-6734, or online here to submit an anonymous tip.