Joliet police say 2 teenagers shot outside grocery store

Two teenagers were shot outside a grocery store at Western Avenue and Hickory Street in Joliet on Wednesday night.

Officers responded at 9:11 p.m. to a shooting in the parking lot of Western Grocery Store, 308 Western Ave., Joliet police Sgt. Dwayne English said.

Officers located two shooting victims nearby in the 300 block of Bluff Street, English said. There police found a 17-year-old male with a single gunshot wound to the right calf and a 15-year-old male with a single gunshot wound to the buttocks, police said.

It is believed both victims were shot while entering the parking lot of the Western Food Mart on foot and on a bicycle, police said.

Both victims were taken to Ascension Saint Joseph - Joliet hospital by the Joliet Fire Department with non-life threatening injuries, English said.

Anyone with video footage or information related to this shooting is encouraged to contact the Joliet Police Department Investigation Division at 815-724-3020. They can also contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online at https://crimestoppersofwillcounty.org/ if they wish to remain anonymous.