On Wednesday, A 15-year-old boy was sentenced to five years in a juvenile facility for the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Manuel Mejia Perez.
The shooting happened on June 2, 2025, in an alley near the Water’s Edge homes in Joliet. The teenage suspect admitted in juvenile court to first-degree murder. Prosecutors stated that the attack was prompted by a personal dispute, was premeditated, and that a video of the shooting was found on the teen’s phone…