Woman chased, shot at multiple times while driving in Joliet: police

JOLIET, Ill. - A woman driver was chased down and shot at while driving in Joliet Tuesday morning.

Around 9:10 a.m., Joliet police responded to the area of Brentwood Place and Westfield Road for a report of shots fired.

When officers arrived at the scene, they learned a 36-year-old woman was driving soundbound on North Larkin Avenue from Route 30 when a black sedan began honking behind her.

The sedan then pulled up next to the woman and threw a water bottle at her vehicle, police said. The woman called 911.

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Both vehicles continued westbound on Ingalls Avenue, and the driver of the sedan then began firing shots at the woman.

The vehicles proceeded into a nearby neighborhood where the suspect fired more shots at the victim, police said.

The woman was not struck by gunfire, but her vehicle and a home in the 1300 block of Brentwood Place were.

Numerous shell casings were recovered from the scene, police said.

The suspect was described as a light-skinned African American driver. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Joliet police at 815-724-3020.