Everett T. Cole Jr., 42, was fatally shot at a residence on the east side of Joliet on October 5, 2024. Officers responded about 3:49 p.m. to the 800 block of Wenberg Street and found Cole near the entrance of 830 Wenberg Street with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and stomach. He was transported to Silver Cross Hospital and pronounced dead at 4:38 p.m.

Cole had driven to the house with his 65-year-old father, Everett T. Cole Sr., who stayed in the car while Cole went inside. Cole told his father he was going to 830 Wenberg Street and that he was gonna have a gun. Witnesses heard shots and saw four people run from the house to a gray Kia Forte, abandon the vehicle when it would not start, then run southbound along Cass Street.

Twenty-one-year-old Kendrick Pullen of Chicago was identified as the suspect and was taken into custody on October 9, 2024. According to court documents, Pullen gave inconsistent accounts before saying he was at the residence, followed Cole upstairs after hearing shouting, grabbed a gun near the chimney area, and shot Cole three to four times after Cole reached toward his right hip. Witness affidavits and prior arrests describe Cole as having been aggressive and intoxicated in the hours before the shooting.

If anyone has information about what happened at 830 Wenberg Street that afternoon, please share what you know.