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<\/p>\n CBS News Chicago<\/p>\n Live<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A man was fatally shot during an attempted home invasion Friday night in Joliet, Illinois.<\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n Officers found signs of forced entry upon arriving. Inside, an unresponsive man was found on the second floor with a gunshot wound to the head. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.<\/p>\n A woman and her baby were found in an adjacent bedroom. The woman was in possession of a handgun.<\/p>\n A preliminary investigation indicated the woman and her child hid in a bedroom closet, and she armed herself after hearing someone forcibly entering the home. <\/p>\n Police said the man entered the bedroom and the victim fired a shot, hitting him in the head. The suspect, who is not known to the victim, was wearing gloves and in possession of a screwdriver at the time of the incident. <\/p>\n Investigation into the incident remains ongoing, and the victim is fully cooperating with detectives.<\/p>\n Identification of the suspect and the manner of death will be determined by the Will County Coroner’s Office.<\/p>\n Anyone with video footage or information about the incident is asked to contact the Joliet Police Department Investigation Division at 815-724-3020 or the Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online at https:\/\/crimestoppersofwillcounty.org<\/a> to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n