Suspect in fatal shooting of mother, 4-year-old in jail after hospital release: Police

The suspect who shot and killed a mother and her 4-year-old son last month in Joliet, Illinois, was released from the hospital and processed on charges in the shooting, according to police.

Joseph D. Johnson, 29, of Joliet, was released from medical care at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning. Officers then transported him to the Joliet Police Department, where he was processed on six counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting.

Police said that just before 7 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, officers arrived at the 700 block of Garnsey Avenue in response to multiple 911 calls about gunfire…

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