Authorities have found the man accused of going on a killing spree in Chicago, claiming the lives of eight people, after he fled to Texas. However, he was allegedly found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Now, police are reportedly seeking more information about him and what his possible motives were.
Joliet, Illinois police said Romeo Nance, 23, was suspected of fatally shooting eight people at three different places in Chicago between Sunday and Monday evening. One victim was Toyosi Bakare, a 28-year-old Nigerian man who moved to the U.S. three years ago, was found with a gunshot wound outside of an apartment complex in Will County, per ABC 7.
Two victims, a 47-year-old woman and 35-year-old man, were found dead in a house in Joliet. In another house on the same block, five more victims were found dead including a 38-year-old man, a 14-year-old girl, a 16-year-old, a 20-year-old woman and a 38-year-old woman.
One of those addresses was a match to Nance’s last known place of residence, authorities discovered.
Joliet Police Chief William Evans said in a press conference that the people found in the houses were family members. Nance was also suspected of injuring another person who survived their injuries.
Source: What You Should Know About the Man Who Went On A Chilling ‘Reign of Terror’ in Chicago
