JOLIET, Ill. - A Joliet man has been charged after police said his gun went off during a fight Monday afternoon, leaving another man wounded.

What we know:

Joseph Blakemore, 39, was charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and possession of a stolen firearm.

Officers responded around 1:30 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of North Hickory Street for a report of a stabbing but instead found a 44-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the groin, according to Joliet police. The victim was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Witnesses told police they heard an argument followed by gunfire outside an apartment building. An armed man was reportedly seen running into the building after the shooting. Officers set up a perimeter and issu

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