Around 7:36 p.m. on Sunday, Joliet police responded to the area of Meadowview Elementary School for a report of a shooting.
When officers arrived on scene, they located a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center with an injury considered non-life threatening. After a thorough investigation, Joliet police identified the 16-year-old as the suspected gunman. Plainfield police assisted in the arrest of the suspect on Monday at Plainfield Central High School.Authorities also executed a search warrant at the home of the suspect and recovered a 9mm handgun used in the shooting, police said.
The 16-year-old was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated use of a weapon. His bond was set at $1-million, police said.All the news you need to know, every day