The suspect within the deadly capturing of eight individuals in Joliet, Ailing., fatally shot himself Monday night after an hourslong manhunt and confrontation with regulation enforcement in South Texas, the authorities stated.
The suspect, Romeo Nance, 23, was discovered at about 8:30 p.m. by U.S. Marshals close to Natalia, 30 miles southwest of San Antonio, the Joliet Police Division stated in a press release posted to social media. The authorities imagine Mr. Nance “took his personal life with a handgun,” the division stated.
The manhunt for Mr. Nance started Monday, after the authorities found seven of the our bodies — two in a single house, and 5 in one other — on the identical block on the east facet of Joliet, a metropolis about 35 miles southwest of Chicago, they stated. Mr. Nance was additionally suspected in a deadly capturing on Sunday afternoon about 4 miles southeast, the authorities stated.
The police had been notified of the seven our bodies by the Will County Sheriff’s Workplace simply after 12 p.m. Monday, Chief William Evans of the Joliet Police Division stated at a information convention on Monday night. The motive for the killings was unclear, however the police imagine that Mr. Nance knew the victims, who appeared to have been associated to at least one one other, Chief Evans stated.