CRETE TOWNSHIP, Ill. – A person was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday night in south suburban Crete Township.
What we know:
Around 9:15 p.m., Will County sheriff’s deputies were called to the 2300 block of East Exchange Street for a reported shooting.
When deputies arrived, they found a black sedan parked in the road with several bullet holes and shattered windows. Roughly 40 shell casings were found in the area. Two people were found inside the vehicle: the female driver who had been shot in the head and hand and her male passenger who was struck in the hip and buttock.
Deputies rendered aid until medical personnel arrived and took both of them to a local hospital. The passenger died shortly after arriving at the hospital. The driver remains hospitalized in critical condition.
The shooting remains under investigation.
The Source: The information in this report came from the Will County Sheriff’s Office.