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Jayden Velazquez-Garcia

Case from Joliet-township, IL dated Jul 24, 2024

Victim Details

Jayden Velazquez-Garcia

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Joliet-township

IL

2024-07-24

19

Jayden

Velazquez-Garcia

06/27/2026

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Jayden Velazquez-Garcia, a 19-year-old resident of Plainfield, Illinois, was fatally shot in the Preston Heights area of Joliet Township on July 24, 2024. The incident occurred at approximately 3:45 p.m. when Velazquez-Garcia was sitting inside a vehicle near the intersection of Luana Road and Girard Boulevard. He was shot while in the vehicle but managed to drive down the street before exiting the vehicle in the 100 block of Girard Boulevard.

Upon exiting the vehicle, Velazquez-Garcia ...
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  • 1340 WJOL: Unincorporated Joliet Shooting Victim Identified - 1340 WJOL
  • Shaw Local: Plainfield man, 19, killed in Joliet Township shooting
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    I can't stop thinking about how close Jayden was to safety but didn't quite make it. It haunts me th... ...Read More
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