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Shooting Victim's Brother Arrested for Firing Gun Outside Funeral Home

Jeremy Hoehn, whose brother survived the gang-related attack that killed Christopher Perry Jr., is accused of shooting the gun during Perry's visitation, Joliet police said.

 

The man who fired a gun outside the funeral home where murder victim Christopher Perry Jr.'s visitation was being held is the brother of the man shot with Perry, Joliet Police Cmdr. Rich Demick said.

Jeremy L. Hoehn, 21, of 416 Leach, Joliet, was arrested on a warrant Thursday and booked into the Will County jail on charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm as a gang member, possession of a firearm with an FOID card and felon in possession of a firearm.

The shooting occurred at about 4:25 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Minor-Morris Funeral Home at 112 Richards St.

Joliet police heard the gunfire and raced to the area, but while a weapon was recovered, no arrest was made at the time. However, one of the officers recognized Hoehn as the possible shooter and the police department issued a warrant for Hoehn's arrest, Demick said.

Initially, Hoehn denied his involvement but changed his story when informed he had been identified by a police officer, Demick said. He told investigators that someone had shot at him, and he was returning fire, Demick said.

Hoehn's brother, Joshua, 23, was with Perry when he was killed in a gang-related shooting Jan. 10 in the 200 block of Hunter Avenue. Joshua Hoehn was shot in the shoulder and leg, but his injuries were not life-threatening. No arrests have been made in the attack.

Jeremy Hoehn remains held in the county jail; no bond information was available.

According to jail records, which are incomplete, Hoehn has been arrested several times since 2010 on charges that include residential burglary, domestic battery, aggravated assault and knowingly damaging property.

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Related Topics: Arrest, Christopher Perry Jr.'s visitation, Jeremy Hoehn arrested, Joliet Police Department, gun shot outside funeral home, and shooting victim's brother

lala

3:41 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

From the looks of his hair, he must have been tasered. Bet the parents are proud of their sons.

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Hawkguy

3:46 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Do bail bondsmen accept the LINK card?

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lala

4:12 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

I don't know him nor do I want to.

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Brad Westley

4:26 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Tatoo on neck= high class humans...

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Joliet resident

10:32 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Learn how to spell brad westly, BEFORE an attempt to demean a persons character.

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GlockG22Shoots40s

7:58 am on Monday, February 4, 2013

REALLY Joliet Resident? Gonna bust sumbody for speling on this site as a judgmint of karrockter? Go crawl back in your hole. The man depicted in the picture has a splendid character indeed... he needs a defense from the likes of you....

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GlockG22Shoots40s

7:59 am on Monday, February 4, 2013

Oh, and just so you know Mr. Smartypants Joliet Resident, proper nouns are capitalized. Before you correct some, git yo shit strate....

Jack LaLane

4:28 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Residential burglary, domestic battery, aggravated assault and knowingly damaging property. The salt of Joliet.

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CCWLawabidingcitzen

5:28 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

upstanding citzen of joliet................said no one ever

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Roberto

5:53 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Well i actually Jeremy and yea this is exactly what he's like but no tattoos don't always mean ur a bad person I'm completely covered I'm tattoos from my waist up to my collar bones but I'm actually on leave from the military so yea stop stereotyping

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GlockG22Shoots40s

8:02 am on Monday, February 4, 2013

Thank you for serving and yes tattoos are getting to be the norm... One's character cannot be judged by having tattoos... maybe by what those tattoos are or represent...

Roberto

5:54 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

I actually know Jeremy****\

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Hawkguy

7:04 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

I don't need to know him, to know what he's about.
Just another low-life criminal thug living off of the proceeds from crime, and taxpayer dollars.
He contributes absolutely nothing to society, but takes plenty from society.
He is a selfish, self-centered, criminal loser whose ultimate destination in life will be prison or an early grave.
Hopefully the grave, soon.

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Outlaw

8:30 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Hawkguy is John Roberts new husband. I guess Clutche got a divorce. Or is hawkguy clutche? Hmmm. Anyway hawkguy is a mitch!

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John Roberts

8:33 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

It is good to know I get under your skin so much..that you have to just bring my name up out of the blue...lmao...before I even make it on the net your commenting about me..Maybe your the undercover gay dude...you seem to like my name so much...and what kind of Outlaw are ya there Mr.law abiding citizen you claim to be?..You just keep on wasting your time commenting about me and keep on showing your education level there buddy as I said before what are ya like 13 to 15 yrs of age because that's what kind of education your posts seem to have...

3ds4lifealways

10:50 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

He look like Crusty da clown.....Can u say Rachet......

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Mary Castro

11:09 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

U people talking bout low life. How can u call him a low life if u have nothing better to do in ur life but comment on here about him. U didnt know him. And if anyone is pathetic its u. Because all u can do is write on a wall about how bad he is. I don't see no one stepping up

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GlockG22Shoots40s

8:04 am on Monday, February 4, 2013

Don't have to know him, his record speaks volumes... step up to do what exactly?

SylvanGoddess

8:10 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Four felonies on the books (residential burglary, domestic battery, aggravated assault and knowingly damaging property) and four more to go (aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm as a gang member, possession of a firearm with an FOID card and felon in possession of a firearm). Color me impressed!

What a lowlife vermin. How anyone can defend this witless dirt-bag is beyond me... Oh, that's right, he was defending his "homey", you never know who is going to want to bust into a funeral to shoot another dead 'banger.

Well, at least his address will just be moved to Crest Hill (prison) so he can get visitation for the rest of his worthless life. Maybe the wrong guy was buried in the box.

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valerie young

9:58 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

why? all i ask is why? who are we to judge anyone, that being troubled or not, we are not jehovah, we are human,enperfect humans, includeing the law, cause when they kill/do wrong no one makes a big deal so lets stop.

Dannielle Berg

8:12 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

It's I don't see ANYONE stepping up... Oh by the way have u ever lived on the east side of Joliet??? Any of u who are on here making comments about living a life u would have no idea how to survive...

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John Roberts

10:01 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Yep I live in the east side....

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Outlaw

3:52 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Yep i live in the eastside. John roberts is dumb trailer park trash. You drive a cab too. I seen you.

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John Roberts

8:13 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Lmao...Then Maybe you should of been a man and came up to me if you seen me..a cab..lmao..

The past

8:14 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Hes just the future of all the bull crap to come

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Dannielle Berg

8:17 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

I'm not saying that this particular cat is any good, but not all the people over there r bad people.. it's guys like this that make it so hard for all the hard working family's who r just barely making it..

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The past

8:17 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Look at the smirk on his face you think he cares hes just like his dead friend

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Outlaw

9:08 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Its also good to know miss roberts shop at certified wit yo rachet @ss. So u either stay in evergreen or joshua arms mitch. You suppose to shop at berkots. Who comments with a book

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John Roberts

9:25 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

A book oh yeah I forgot about your intellect...you don't read books....ok now kiddy go do your homework...and leave the real discussions to the adults..

Outlaw

9:11 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Clutche i mean hawkguy and john roberts got a new reality show. "Real gay men of will county".

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John Roberts

9:27 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

And your the star of it....you forgot to tell everyone..your application was the first submitted,..tell. Everyone how you showed up in Drag,with your earrings and makeup on...see we said "Real Player Men of Will County" ...not the gayer ment of will county...see you still got it wrong...

valerie young

11:47 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

i am not perfect, therefore i donot judge others nomatter what, and trust i have worked all my life and never been in trouble, donot drink nor smoke, but still not perfect, and never judgemental.

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Hartz

11:47 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Here is what I think a lot of you are missing. This man did not just start shooting at a funeral or wake without cause. I am not defending him, nor am I oblivious to the fact that he did the wrong thing.
The men who killed his friend and attempted to murder his brother were never apprehended. They did come back to the wake shooting at innocent family members and children were also present.
This person was aware that this may happen and did have a gun on him (right or wrong), but shot back to scare the murderers off.
In this case, he was excercizing his 2nd amendment and protecting his family. Albeit, we do have laws against felons being in possession of a firearm; what would you do in this scenerio? Try to look at it from the perspective of the deceased's mother or children. The man who was murdered was trying to better his life, he was trying to get that second chance that most gang members do not. This was a cold blooded killing in front of his mothers home, while him his friend went to get into a vehicle where children were present. It's sad on so many levels.
I personally am allowed to possess a firearm. I would do anything to protect my family and feel that to be my god given right.
So this guy comes from a different past than a lot of us, but wouldn't you react in a similar way???

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I will never tell

5:39 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Hartz you are right as far as I am concerned! I would do anything to protect my family.. And yes I to am allowed to possess a firearm and I have... I would react in a similar way. I have never been in trouble and will not be in trouble as far as I am concerned. But we are all human and we all make mistakes ( even the law)!!!

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John Roberts

8:16 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Yeah even if I was not allowed to own a fire arm..knowing the situation yep I would of been loaded up too and shot back...when it comes to the point of is breaking the law going to do more good than the laws restrictions...then it would be time to act the same...Felon no felon..if your family is all there...you realize felon is only a label and thoes are your family members...

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Hawkguy

6:57 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013

The only reason that the situation (funeral) existed to begin with, is that they are criminals.
It is a situation of thier own making, and they perpetuate it, putting innocent people at risk.
Useless thugs who's only contribution to society is crime statistics.

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SonofJohn

11:51 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013

None of these criminals/gang members/ thugs should have had an FOID card to begin with, so much for law as I have always said only honest people follow the laws.

Outlaw

3:48 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013

John roberts is so smart. But I made her get on my level. So i guess im smarter than the average bear boo boo. Now u acting immature. Go to chemo.

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Hawkguy

9:55 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Outlaw obviously suffers many deficits.
What a rat's nest here.

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KSD

9:40 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Plain stupidity on several levels. I don't want to waste my tax dollars on him, but clearly he needs some help. Sad, but true. Father our city needs you!!!!!!

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SonofJohn

11:48 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013

How did a felon get an FOID card? Just proves criminals don't follow the laws as Ive always said.

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GlockG22Shoots40s

8:07 am on Monday, February 4, 2013

I believe that is a typo by the columnist... it's obvious he doesn't qualify. And there is no charge for possessing a weapon WITH an FOID.

Hartz

7:09 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013

I needed a good laugh glockG... Thank you!

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