Man charged in Joliet, Illinois, murder spree leaves 8 dead, 1 injured

One person died and two others were injured in a shooting in Joliet on Saturday night. The incident happened on Krakar Avenue around 11 p.m. A 23-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. Another man, 27 years old, had a minor head injury and was treated at Silver Cross Hospital. A third victim, a 20-year-old man, had four gunshot wounds but was stabilized at the hospital. The shooting took place outside the house, and the bullets hit the victims inside the living room. The police found many shell casings at the scene. The authorities believe this was an isolated incident and not a danger to the community. The police are investigating the motive and suspects involved in the shooting. In a separate incident, a man named Jon W. Hansen, 24, from Shorewood, was arrested for his connection to eight murders in Joliet in January. He is charged with multiple counts of murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Hansen admitted to being with the suspected shooter during two shootings in January. The shooter, Romeo Nance, fled to Texas and died during a police chase. Hansen told detectives that Nance gave him the gun used in one of the shootings, which he threw into the DuPage River. The police found the gun during a search near Hansen's home. Hansen is in custody awaiting his court appearance.