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A man shot<\/a> in both legs made his way from a Joliet, Ill. parking complex to nearby Harrah\u2019s Joliet Hotel & Casino<\/a> early Monday where gaming property employees rushed to help save him.<\/p>\n

\"Harrah\u2019s
Harrah\u2019s Joliet Hotel & Casino, pictured above. A man was shot and walked to the casino. (Image: Booking.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 37-year-old unnamed victim was wounded at the parking deck at about 5 a.m. He was able to walk through the facility to reach the casino complex.<\/p>\n

Casino Employees to the Rescue<\/h2>\n

Workers spotted him and reported the incident to local police. The victim was transported to Illinois’<\/a> Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center by EMTs.<\/p>\n

The unnamed man was treated at the hospital\u2019s emergency room. He\u2019s expected to recover from his wounds, according to Patch.<\/p>\n

The shooter remains on the loose as of mid-day Monday. It appears he \u201ctargeted\u201d the victim and the shooting wasn\u2019t random, according to Joliet police Sgt. Dwayne English.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The incident began when the victim was standing near an entrance to the parking deck on Ottawa Street.<\/p>\n

The would-be shooter had been in an alley and then walked up to the victim. The two got into a dispute.<\/p>\n

Two Leg Wounds<\/h2>\n

Tensions escalated and the suspect pulled out a handgun. He fired several shots at the man. The victim suffered two leg wounds.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The assailant fled. When police arrived minutes later, the suspect had disappeared.<\/p>\n

Police searched the area for clues or witnesses. They reportedly located shattered glass and shell casings near the crime scene.<\/p>\n

Officers are seeking surveillance video related to the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an active investigation in its early stages,\u201d English told Patch on Monday. Officers didn\u2019t release a description of the shooter.<\/p>\n

Harrah\u2019s Joliet is located near the Des Plaines River. It\u2019s some 46 miles southeast of Chicago. It doesn\u2019t own the parking deck where the shooting occurred.<\/p>\n

Overall, Joliet has seen a half-dozen shootings over recent days, the Herald-News<\/em>, a Joliet news outlet, reported. One was at 1:50 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Fairfield Inn just hours before the shooting near the casino.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Casino Deadly Stabbing<\/h2>\n

About a year ago, a mentally ill homeless man was sentenced to 100 years in prison for murdering an elderly man in 2019 at the Harrah\u2019s Joliet hotel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert A. Watson<\/a>, 29, of Joliet, was given the maximum sentence, according to Chicago TV station WFLD. He was found guilty of stabbing Emanual Burgarino,<\/a> 76, of Hales Corners, Wis., 26 times on March 24, 2019, at the hotel.<\/p>\n

Burgarino was knifed in his chest and neck and was attacked with pepper spray. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

Watson was found guilty of first-degree murder. Watson also was determined by the jury to have been suffering from mental illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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