Nathan J. Ballard, a 20-year-old from Joliet, was shot and killed on October 28, 2018, around 1 a.m. near the Belmont Athletic Club property in Joliet Township. After Nathan paid, Francimore got into a waiting vehicle with Elijah Watson and three others.

When the brothers tried to stop the car, Watson produced a gun and fired multiple shots; one struck Nathan in the chest and proved fatal. Will County Sheriff’s deputies found Nathan face down on the roadway and the investigation led to arrests the next day. Both Francimore and Watson were tried and convicted; Watson was identified as the shooter and was facing sentencing.

Does anyone have information about Nathan, the location, or witnessed that night that could shed more light on what happened?