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Man, 31, Shot and Killed in Dollar Tree Parking Lot in Joliet, Illinois, Identified
Police said the victim was shot once in the head, and no arrests have been made as detectives search for a motive.
- On Sunday morning, police discovered 31-year-old Aaron Lee Vidales Jr. fatally shot in the head at a Dollar Tree parking lot in the 2900 block of Colorado Avenue in Joliet.
- A Joliet police officer near Anthony's Restaurant and Pub in the 3100 block of Voyager Lane heard multiple gunshots, prompting officers to recover a handgun and spent shell casings at the scene.
- Transported by the Joliet Fire Department to Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center, Vidales was pronounced dead; gunfire also struck two vehicles and the nearby Rise Dispensary.
- Friends gathered at the scene to mourn Vidales, with co-worker Sparkle Mabery saying "He was real respectable and like a workaholic, for real." High school friend Gregory Amos paid his respects.
- Detectives from the Joliet Police Department Investigations Division are seeking information as the investigation continues. No arrests have been made, and the motive behind the fatal incident remains unknown.
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31-year-old man fatally shot in Dollar Tree parking lot in southwest suburban Joliet overnight, police say
Police are working to find a suspect and determine what led up to a 31-year-old man being fatally shot in the head in a Dollar Tree parking lot overnight in southwest suburban Joliet.
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