Mother with baby fatally shoots suspected home invader in Joliet, police say

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) — A mother with a baby fatally shot a suspected home invader in the south suburbs on Friday night, police said.

Joliet police said officers responded to a report of a home invasion in the 7000-block of Hadrian Drive around 10:30 p.m.

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Police said the woman, armed with a gun, heard someone break into her home. That’s when she took her child and hid in a bedroom closet on the second floor.

Police believe that when the suspect entered that bedroom, the woman opened fire, striking him in the head. The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene.

Responding officers found the woman and her child in the adjacent bedroom, police said.

The suspect was wearing gloves and had a screwdriver at the time. The woman did not know who he was, and his identity has not yet been released.

Joliet police asked anyone with information to contact them at 815-724-3020 or Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734. Anyone can submit an anonymous tip at https://crimestoppersofwillcounty.org/.