In Joliet, eight people were found shot and killed in three different locations over two days, with the suspected perpetrator, 23-year-old Romeo Nance, discovered dead in Texas from an apparent suicide. The victims were found in two houses on West Acres Road, with Nance allegedly knowing them, and all believed to be related. The incidents unfolded after an earlier shooting outside Joliet, where a man died, and another was injured. Nance's involvement was identified through a red Toyota Camry.
Following a manhunt, Nance was located in Texas, resulting in an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound during a confrontation with law enforcement. Nance had a prior arrest record related to aggravated discharge of a weapon. The crimes left the community shocked and disturbed by the apparent randomness and violence.
