IL - Active manhunt in Joliet after 7 found shot in 2 locations (1/22/24)

[airportwoman]

Details are sketchy, but it's believed that all the people involved knew each other.

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[HmmMysterious]

Suspect's name is 23-year-old Romeo Nance. 6'2" tall, 160 pounds, and drives a red Toyota Camry with license plate Q730412.

Joliet shooting: Suspect at large after 7 found dead in 2 homes, believed connected to Sunday death

 

[charminglane]

Manhunt underway after 8 people killed in Chicago suburbs: Illinois police

A manhunt is underway Monday after eight people were shot and killed at three locations in the Chicago suburbs over the past two days, Illinois authorities said.

ktla.com

 

[Snoopster]

https://x.com/krassenstein/status/1749593609945436241?s=20

UPDATE on Mass shooting that took place in Joliet, Illinois.- At least 7-8 people have been killed across multiple locations. The incident happened at 2 different homes.- The suspect was identified as Romeo Nance, a 23-year old African American who is 6'2" and 160 lbs. He…

ETA
- Police said they believe he is driving a red Toyota Camry with license plate Q730412.
- At least 9 people have been shot.
- The suspect is still at large and a manhunt is under way.
- Police found 5 victims at one of Nance's relatives.
- "I've been a police officer for 29 years, and this is the worst crime scene I've ever been associated with," Joliet Chief Bill Evans said.

 

[vls12345]

Suspect dies by suicide in Texas after 8 killed, 1 injured in Joliet and Will County

Authorities in Joliet and Will County released a timeline and new details Tuesday afternoon. Latest updates and story here. JOLIET, Ill. — Police continued to investigate Tuesday morning the string…

wgntv.com

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Authorities say the seven people were found shot to death around noon Monday inside two homes in the 2200 block of West Acres Road in Joliet.

Five people were found dead in one home and two people were found dead in another. Police say the people found dead in both homes are all related to each other.

One of the homes is the last known address for the suspect, Romeo Nance, 23 though it is not clear if he is related to the victims.

Officers are searching for Nance in connection with Monday’s shootings. Nance is also a suspect in Sunday’s random homicide and shooting in Joliet Township, authorities said.

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Will County sheriff’s deputies had been keeping an eye on Nance’s house overnight because his car was allegedly spotted at each of the shooting scenes on Sunday. When he never came home, deputies grew suspicious and started knocking on the door.

After approaching the home just before noon, authorities discovered blood and went inside. That is when they found the victims.

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According to the Patch and court records, Nance was charged about a year ago after he tried to shoot a woman multiple times on Ingalls Avenue and at a home in the 1300 block of Brentwood Place. Police found him near his home in the 220 block of West Acres Road and arrested him after a brief struggle with officers.

He was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm.

Nance was charged as part of Operation New Year’s Resolution.

According to court documents, he was released after posting $10,000 of a $100,000 bond.

Nance’s attorney sought a further reduction of bond that Will County prosecutors opposed and a judge denied the change, according to a spokesperson for the state’s attorney. Nance showed up for subsequent court hearings, the state’s attorney said.

The case has yet to go to trial.

 

[Snoopster]

Romeo, what the F were you thinking???
You seem like an aggressive jerk. Shame on you.

 

[mst]

So he tried to kill someone a year ago, bonded out and has been running around for a year without consequence? Wow

 

[vls12345]

So he tried to kill someone a year ago, bonded out and has been running around for a year without consequence? Wow

I hope she is well protected and hidden away as it aeems like he's on a massive killing spree.

Imo.

 

[mst]

I hope she is well protected and hidden away as it aeems like he's on a massive killing spree.

Imo.

good point

 

[sds71]

A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago is believed to have fatally shot himself. Police in Joliet, IL say at about 8:30 pm Romeo Nance was found by US Marshals near Natalia, Texas and that after a confrontation Nance shot himself.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1749651199630901694

 

[airportwoman]

I heard on my local news that there was an 8th known fatality at a 3rd location.

This is just so tragic.

Natalia appears to be a bedroom community, southwest of San Antonio, so he must have either flown to that area, or the shootings happened some time ago.

 

[scriabina]

The suspect has died by suicide after being found in Texas.

"The man wanted in the shooting deaths of seven people in Joliet died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being located by U.S. Marshals in Texas, authorities confirmed.

"Joliet police said at around 8:30 p.m., officers learned that Nance had been located by U.S. Marshals near Natalia, Texas, and when confronted by law enforcement, took his own life with a handgun."

Link

I wonder if we'll ever learn the motive. Did this guy have serious mental health issues?

 

[HMSHood]

I would not be surprised if Romeo Nance was motivated by revenge. Most mass killings are driven by resentment, revenge, and envy.

 

[LadyL]

any details yet on who the victims are?

 

[vls12345]

The only victim I have seen named so far is Toyosi Bakare, apparently murdered at random.

Illinois shootings leave 8 people killed; suspect dead of self-inflicted gunshot in Texas, police say

Romeo Nance, 23, suspected in the killing of 8 people in Joliet, Illinois died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Texas, police say.

www.usatoday.com

"A man suspected of fatally shooting eight people in a Chicago suburb has died after shooting himself following a confrontation with police in Texas, officials said."

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"The Will County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to calls about a shooting at Pheasant Run Apartments in Unincorporated Joliet Township on Sunday and found a man bleeding from the head from a gunshot wound outside. He was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries.

During a press conference, Will County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Dan Jungles identified the man as Toyosi Bakare, a 28-year-old originally from Nigeria who had been living in the area for three years.

Approximately 10 minutes before that incident, a 42-year-old male was shot in the leg and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Police said the two Sunday shootings appear to be "random" and the two men don't appear to be connected.

 

[Friday Fan]

Stopped at a gas station on Interstate 35. Vehicle he was driving fit the description.

Man suspected of killing 8 outside Chicago fatally shoots self near San Antonio during confrontation, police say

A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas.

www.ksat.com

Medina County Sheriff Randy Brown said the sheriff's office received a call Monday about a person suspected in the Chicago-area killings heading into the county on Interstate 35. Brown said he believes the suspect was trying to reach Mexico.

“It seems like they (criminal suspects) all head to Mexico,” which is about 120 miles (193 kilometers) south of Natalia along Interstate 35, Brown said Tuesday.

Officers from multiple agencies confronted Nance, Brown said. Brown said his office’s only role in the standoff near Natalia was to support other law enforcement agencies at the scene and referred other questions to U.S. Marshals and Joliet police.

It almost reminds me of the fugitive suspect from the Chicago area who killed himself on I-35 in Oklahoma.

 

[cvaldez1975]

Suspect dies by suicide in Texas after 8 killed, 1 injured in Joliet and Will County

Authorities in Joliet and Will County released a timeline and new details Tuesday afternoon. Latest updates and story here. JOLIET, Ill. — Police continued to investigate Tuesday morning the string…

wgntv.com

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ok so the house pictured in the link is on Springfield Ave, at the end of West Acres. So maybe the one house is on West Acres on the corner and the one "across the street" is the one pictured at the link?

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[cvaldez1975]

he killed like his whole family, what in the world was going on w this guy?

 

[d4j]

VICTIM FATALITIES (8)
Tamika Nance, 47: mother
Christine Esters, 38: aunt; corrections officer at Joliet Treatment Center
William Esters, 35: uncle
Joshua Nance, 31: brother; bedridden
Alexandria Nance, 20: sister
Alana Nance, 16: sister
Angel Nance, 14: sister
Toyosi Bakare, 28: no relationship

source:
title: Victims in Joliet murders identified as gunman's family members
by: Fox 32 Chicago
published: Jan 23, 2024 Tuesday Evening CST
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJlMgjwiVOU

 

[LadyL]

VICTIM FATALITIES (8)
Tamika Nance, 47: mother
Christine Esters, 38: aunt; corrections officer at Joliet Treatment Center
William Esters, 35: uncle
Joshua Nance, 31: brother; bedridden
Alexandria Nance, 20: sister
Alana Nance, 16: sister
Angel Nance, 14: sister
Toyosi Bakare, 28: no relationship

source:
title: Victims in Joliet murders identified as gunman's family members
by: Fox 32 Chicago
published: Jan 23, 2024 Tuesday Evening CST
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJlMgjwiVOU

condolences to family and friends