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Several incidents of shots fired in Kankakee over the weekend

By Callie Foster Oct 20, 2026 | 9:17 AM
Kankakee City Police report several incidents where shots were fired in the City over the weekend. The first happened just before eight Saturday night and officers were called to the 700 block of East Hickory by the city’s Shotspotter system. When they got there, officers say they found two spent shell casings and one unfired round. There were no reported suspects in the case, but officers say a Chevy Camaro was spotted leaving the scene at a high rates of speed just after the shots were fired.

Then, just after three Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the 700 block of East Willow for a reports of shots fired. When they got there, officers spoke to a resident who showed them security footage of three people with their faces covered standing near the sidewalk in front of a home. Two of the three appears to fire handguns in a northerly direction, while the third appeared to be carrying a long rifle of some kind. Reports say no shell casings were recovered, but there was damage to a house and a car in the 700 block of East Willow as well as a home in the 800 block of North Greenwood.

Then, just after nine Sunday night, officers were called to a home in the 14-hundred block of West Hawkins for a report of shots fired. When they got there, officers say they talked to a person who told them some five shots had been fired at their house, but nobody was injured.