$2M bail for man charged with killing brother in Joliet

A 28-year-old man is being held on $2 million bail after being charged with killing his brother in a shooting early Sunday near southwest suburban Joliet.

Chris Perez faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of his brother, Ricardo Perez, the Will County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday.

Officers were called at 12:24 a.m. Sunday to a home at 1462 Sterling Ave. in Joliet Township for a report of a person shot, the sheriff’s office said. Officers found 36-year-old Ricardo Perez, of Joliet, dead on the second floor of the home with a gunshot wound to to his head.

Chris Perez lives at the home where the shooting took place and gave a detailed confession to investigators, according to the sheriff’s office.

The circumstances of the shooting have not been released.

Bail for Perez was set at $2 million at a court appearance Monday, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office.