Alicia L. Cole was fatally shot on December 13, 2023, inside her home on the 1100 block of Westshire Drive in Joliet, Illinois. Police say Cole, 40, called 911 late that night to report a man trying to enter her home. Officers found a broken front window but believe the suspect forced entry through the front door.

When police entered the residence they discovered Cole unresponsive in a bathroom with multiple gunshot wounds. A 47-year-old man was found inside and complied with officers’ commands to exit; he was taken into custody and transported to Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center with injuries likely sustained while breaking the front window. He remains hospitalized and under police watch, with charges pending.

Cole was born September 23, 1983; funeral arrangements were handled by Minor-Morris Funeral Home in Joliet. Does anyone have information about Cole’s last hours or saw activity around Westshire Drive that night?