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13-year-old boy fatally shot in Joliet alley on Monday afternoon

Police are appealing for community tips to identify the shooter, with no suspect currently in custody.

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Manuel Mejia was shot and killed in an alley in Joliet on June 2, police said.
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Overview

  • Officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 300 block of Desplaines Street just before 4:45 p.m. Monday and found the 13-year-old boy shot multiple times in a back alley.
  • The Will County Coroner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene, and officials have not yet released his name.
  • Joliet police say the circumstances and motive remain under investigation and no one is in custody as of Tuesday morning.
  • Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact Joliet police at 815-724-3020 or Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online at crimestoppersofwillcounty.org.
  • It follows other regional cases of children caught in gun violence, including a 7-year-old killed in Chicago and a 5-year-old critically injured in Joliet.