Skip to main content

Updates on Previous Crimes

 It's Halloween and today marks the 1-year anniversary of one of Joliet's most notorious shootings in recent history. There is also an update on one of last week's stories involving a Spanish American Club. For more context on this specific story visit the post here. 

By Josh Golden

Mugshot of Jose Aguilar-Moreno
via Will County Jail

Anniversary and Update of 2021 Halloween Shooting

    Joliet, IL - On Halloween 2021, a shooting occurred at a Joliet house party when rival gang members spotted each other and engaged in firing. The shooting left 2 people dead and 10 others injured. The three alleged shooters, Joskar Ramos and brothers Thomas and Jeremy Lopez were all arrested and placed in Will County Jail with a $10 million bond each. All three of them were charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder. Judges informed these murder defendants that if convicted, they would face life in prison with no opportunity for parole. 

The intended target Latin King gang member Sergio Hernandez was left paralyzed after the incident. The update on Hernandez is that he passed away this weekend right before the anniversary of the shooting. Families of the victims are also mourning the anniversary of their losses. At the time of the shooting one of the victim's family were able to raise over $10,000 via GoFundMe for funeral expenses. 

Update on Club Stabbing

    Joliet, IL - Last week, a stabbing occurred at a Spanish American Club. At the time of the crime the alleged suspect was unknown but the Joliet Police Department have made an arrest after in-depth investigation. 30-year-old Jose Aguilar-Moreno is the alleged suspect after being arrested and placed into the Will County Jail. Aguilar-Moreno has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. 

There were three victims who suffered from the encounter with Aguilar-Moreno. The main victim who was previously anonymous has been confirmed to be Jorge Chiguil-Toto. He was the victim that died due to the stab wounds. It has also been revealed that it was more to his death than just a stab wound. Chiguil-Toto was also allegedly ran over by Aguilar-Moreno's SUV during his escape. There was surveillance footage that displayed Aguilar-Moreno stabbing the victim. Aguilar-Moreno has a bond of $2 million as he awaits his trial. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

  Rory Richards Facebook Certain Fields From Profile Bios, Including “Religious Views”; Does Not Say Why Facebook has announced plans to remove certain fields from profile bios. Starting on December 1, users will no longer be presented with an option to list their sexual orientation, their political views, their address, or their religious views on their personal profiles. Facebook did not provide an explanation for this decision. The decision was announced one week after Meta, the parent company of Facebook, fired 11,000 employees, 13% of its total workforce; whether or not these two events are correlated, however, remains unclear.
Post a Comment
Read more

First Lion Electric School Bus in Joliet

 Noëllie Inard Credit: www.chicagotribune.com  On Wednesday, November 2nd, Lion Electric announced the end of the production of its first LionC zero-emission electric school bus at its Joliet factory. In May 2021, Lion Electric, a Canadian-based manufacturer of commercial vehicles, selected Joliet to hold its future US manufactory due to a growing demand for electric school buses in the United States. Lion Electric positioned itself to help school districts with the transition to electric buses with the help of the EPA Clean Bus Program which funded the project with $5 billion. The EPA Clean Bus Program is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a law that the Congress recently passed under President Joe Biden and which aimed to invest “ in [the] nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness,” according to the White House. The company’s efforts have paid off since they have now 700 electric vehicles on the road.       Lion Electric promised on January 2022...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Emo Night Tour is Coming to Joliet!

Photo Courtesy of The Emo Night Tour By: Saba Aamir On August 2, 2022, The Emo Night Tour announced the dates for their “RAWR!-ing 20's Tour” on their Instagram account . They will be performing around the United States in 40 different venues, with one of the shows being in Joliet, IL, at The Forge on September 3, 2022. "The Emo Night Tour DJs will be spinning all the angst your teenage dirtbag heart desires all night long," their Facebook page states, "and will make you feel like you're at Warped Tour '08 minus all the dust and melting in the sun!" The show primarily features pop-punk music, but a DJ chooses what to play by tailoring the set to the crowd's energy. With nostalgic songs on the list from popular bands such as Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, and much more, The Emo Night Tour brings many people to the show. The show will be held at The Forge in downtown Joliet, a live music concert venue that hosts live band...
Post a Comment
Read more