JOLIET, Ill. – A woman was found shot to death in a car and a 2-year-old girl was found unharmed in the backseat of the vehicle early Sunday, police say.
In a news release, Joliet Police Department said that shortly after midnight, officers were called out about a parking issue in an alley of the 1200 block of Clement Sreet. Once officers arrived at the scene, they found a 24-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds inside a car. The woman was dead.
The child was also found in the backseat of the car unharmed, WGN-TV reported. The child was taken to S. Joseph Medical Center for a medical evaluation but was later released to family members.
The Will County Coroner’s Office has not yet identified the woman, according to WGN-TV.
JPD said detectives are working to identify a suspect or suspects. The investigation is in the early stages.
Anyone with information is asked to call JPD’s Investigation Unit at 815-724-3020. crime stoppers by calling 815-724-3020.
