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Naperville teen fatally shot by officers in Joliet had a BB gun: police
By STMW NEWS
Witnesses react to a police shooting in Joliet.
JOLIET, Ill. -
Joliet police officers shot and killed a teen armed with a BB gun as he allegedly pointed the gun at the officers Tuesday evening in the far southwest suburb.
The teen was identified as 19-year-old Joseph Casten of Naperville, according to Joliet police.
Officers were called about 6:30 p.m. to a man threatening to shoot people in the 800 block of Second Avenue and found Casten holding what appeared to be a black handgun, Joliet police said in a statement.
UpdatedWed, Dec 23, 2020 at 4:36 pm CT
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Joliet police had a one-block area of Second Avenue between Rowell Avenue and Arizona Avenue roped off Tuesday night after an officer shot someone. (Image via John Ferak/Patch )
Joliet police had a one-block area of Second Avenue between Rowell Avenue and Arizona Avenue roped off Tuesday night after an officer shot someone. (John Ferak/Patch Staff)
Joliet police had a one-block area of Second Avenue between Rowell Avenue and Arizona Avenue roped off Tuesday night after an officer shot someone. (John Ferak/Patch Staff)
Joliet Chief of Police Al Roechner shows up at the crime scene at 8 p.m. on Second Avenue. (John Ferak/Joliet Patch)
“I heard about 10 to 15 shots. It sounded like a shootout out there,” witness Reggie Phillips said.
Witnesses say authorities immediately began CPR on Casten, who was taken to Silver Cross Hospital and was later pronounced dead.
On Wednesday, the Will County Coroner’s Office ruled that Casten had died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. Residents of a neighborhood in suburban Joliet recounted a shooting Tuesday evening in which one witness said she saw police shoot a man, hearing more than a dozen gunshots, with another saying she saw officers performing CPR on a person on the ground. Lisa Chavarria reports.
NBC 5 has not independently verified the reports of the incident from police.
Residents of the neighborhood said they heard more than a dozen gunshots and then immediately after saw officers performing CPR on a person on the ground.
Police said the person was taken to Silver Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Will County Coroner s Office did not immediately confirm the fatality and further details, including the person s age or identity, were not available.
One witness said she saw officers shoot a man who looked to be between the ages of 19 and 21, hearing more than a dozen gunshots as she took cover inside her home.