Police find woman, 24, shot to death, toddler unharmed inside car in Joliet alley
Joliet officers responded and found the 24-year-old woman in the front seat of the vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Joliet officers responded and found the 24-year-old woman in the front seat of the vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.
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