Hanson was acting erratic and grabbed an officer’s hand and pushed it away and then swung at the officer but missed, Joliet police said.

Local authorities said the intruder died after being shot in the head by the mom Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019. His work has previously appeared in Rolling Stone,

The suspect who was shot and killed by a woman during a home invasion on Friday night was identified. The Will County Coroner identified the man as 36-year-old Shelby Hurd.

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A mother with a baby fatally shot a suspected home invader in the south suburbs on Friday night, police said. Joliet police said officers responded to a report of a home invasion in the 7000-block of Hadrian Drive around 10:30 p.m.

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A man was fatally shot during an attempted home invasion Friday night in Joliet, Illinois. Joliet police said around 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 7000 block of Hadrian Drive for a report of a home invasion.

Two juveniles were injured after a crash involving a semitruck in Joliet on Saturday, according to Joliet Police.

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He was the one to exit the store with the merchandise without paying, Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English announced.