Joliet man serving life in prison for 2020 murder

A Joliet man is serving life in prison after he was found guilty last year of a fatal shooting in 2020 that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man.

Since Jan. 31, Jorge Rosas, 46, has been at the intake unit at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill after he was sentenced on Dec. 9 to serve to life in prison. He has not yet been placed at a prison elsewhere in the state.

A Will County jury found Rosas guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon following a trial that concluded on June 14, 2024.

It took the jury only 40 minutes to find Rosas guilty of the Oct. 26, 2020, murder of Ivan Perez-Garcia, 25, according to a statement from Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow’s Office.

The shooting took place in the 100 block of Seeser Street in Joliet.

Will County Judge Dan Rippy ordered Rosas to serve life in prison for Perez-Garcia’s murder, 10 years in prison for aggravated discharge of a firearm and five years in prison for unlawful possession of a weapon by felon.

Rosas is ineligible for parole.

Rosas has tattoos that say “Killinois,” “Man With Gun” and “Angel Of Death,” according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The evidence that led to Rosas' arrest include two 9 mm bullet casings and a video from a woman’s residence that captured the incident, according to prosecutors.

A Flock Safety camera that tracks license plates had assisted police in identifying and finding the suspect’s vehicle at a Red Roof Inn in Joliet, prosecutors said.