A suburban man from Plainfield, identified as Keenan Watt, 33, has been charged in relation to a shooting incident at a Joliet bar which resulted in injuries to three people. According to Hoodline, The shooting took place at the Eden Bar and Grill on 926 Gardner St. in the early hours of September 22. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, a 29-year-old man was shot thrice in his lower body, a 25-year-old woman received a gunshot wound to her right leg, and another woman, 31, was shot in the right ankle.
The victims were hospitalized with injuries that, reportedly, were not life-threatening. Surrounding the home, officers from the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force, along with local police, coordinated a response. Acting on intel that Watt was present at a residence in the 7700 block of Oleander Drive, law enforcement moved in on the evening of Friday, as detailed by the FOX 32 Chicago report.
Watt surrendered to authorities without incident when they surrounded the premises, exiting the front door and subsequently being taken into custody. He now faces several charges including three felony counts of aggravated battery, one felony count of being an armed habitual criminal, and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Following the arrest, he was transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility. The arrest warrant for Watt was obtained earlier in the week before his capture.
