JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A mother with a baby fatally shot a suspected home invader in the south suburbs on Friday night, police said. Joliet police said officers responded to a report of a home invasion in the 7000-block of Hadrian Drive around 10:30 p.m.

A man was fatally shot during an attempted home invasion Friday night in Joliet, Illinois. Joliet police said around 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 7000 block of Hadrian Drive for a report of a home invasion.

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A man who broke into a home in southwest suburban Joliet late Friday night was fatally shot by a woman inside the home.

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The suspect who was shot and killed by a woman during a home invasion on Friday night was identified. The Will County Coroner identified the man as 36-year-old Shelby Hurd.

Two juveniles were injured after a crash involving a semitruck in Joliet on Saturday, according to Joliet Police.

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