By Brian Stanley
A 13-year-old boy was shot to death Feb. 21 in an alley in Joliet.
Javier Cayetano, of Joliet, was pronounced dead at 8:37 p.m. in the emergency room of Amita Saint Joseph Medical Center, according to the Will County Coroner’s office.
Joliet police said residents reported hearing shots at 7:43 p.m. in the 300 block of South May Street in the city’s Reedwood neighborhood.
Responding officers found Cayetano and two other youths had been struck by gunfire. The other juveniles had non-life-threatening injuries, police said. They were also treated and released from the hospital.
“This is an ongoing investigation and is still in its early stages. (We are) actively
looking into what occurred and for those responsible,” police said in a statement. “At this time it does not appear to be related to any school incident.”
An autopsy performed Feb. 22 showed Cayetano died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators are seeking assistance from the public and sent out a reverse-911 message to area residents asking for footage from surveillance cameras from 6 to 8 p.m. that night.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Schumacher at (815) 724-3020 or anonymously call CrimeStoppers at (800) 323-6734. CrimeStoppers offers rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest