Ex-boyfriend charged in shooting of Joliet woman

Police have charged a suspect in the Saturday morning shooting on South Joliet Street.

Devin Montgomery, 34, of Joliet, was arrested later in the day on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

Montgomery was arrested after a search of his home in the 800 block of Julia Avenue that turned up the gun used in the shooting, according to a news release from the Joliet Police Department.

The woman was shot in the leg at a residence in the 400 block of South Joliet Street, according to the release.

“It is believed that while the victim was on the front porch of the residence, her 34-year-old ex-boyfriend stopped in front of the residence in a vehicle and then fired multiple shots from inside the vehicle, striking the victim once in the left leg,” according to the release.

The Joliet Fire Department provided medical attention to the woman at the scene and took her to Ascension Saint Joseph–Joliet hospital.

Police found the suspected shooter’s vehicle parked in the 800 block of Julia Avenue.

Police said Montgomery left in another vehicle for Braidwood. That vehicle was found outside a Braidwood apartment building about noon.

Braidwood police arrested the suspect at an apartment there, and he was taken to Joliet for questioning.

On Saturday afternoon, Joliet police said the suspect was being questioned and his name was being withheld with no charges having been filed at the time.

Police asked anyone with video footage or information regarding the shooting to call the Joliet Police Department Investigations Division at 815-724-3020 or contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online at crimestoppersofwillcounty.org if they wish to remain anonymous.