Crime & Safety

Man Recovering After Shooting Himself in Mokena's Blackhawk Properties

The man, who is not being identified, shot himself Wednesday morning, police said.

A Mokena man is listed in good condition following a Wednesday morning shooting at the Blackhawk Properties strip mall, police said.

The man shot himself in his apartment in the mixed-use complex at 8501 W. 191st St., Mokena Police Cmdr. Dan Rankovich said. An ambulance took the man to Joliet's Silver Cross Hospital, where he was listed as stable and in good condition, Rankovich said.

A minor traffic accident in which a person hit the man's parked car was unrelated to the man's actions, Rankovich said.

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