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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Funeral Services Scheduled for Plainfield Township Teen

Jose "Pepe" Chavez Sanchez died Dec. 28 from a gunshot wound sustained after he reportedly attacked a Will County deputy with a knife.

Funeral services are scheduled for a 17-year-old Plainfield Township teen who was shot after allegedly attacking a Will County Sheriff's deputy. According to the Delgado Funeral Chapel, visitation for Jose "Pepe" Chavez Sanchez, 17, is scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 2 and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Jan. 3 at the funeral home, 400 Landau Ave., Joliet. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 404 Hickory St., Joliet. No obituary for the teen was posted. According to the Will County Coroner's office, Chavez Sanchez died Dec. 28 — more than a week after he was shot by a deputy who was responding to a report of a domestic dispute at the teen's home in the 2300 block of Gaylord Road. Police said two deputies were…

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