On this body seize from video offered by WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago, authorities work a scene in Joliet, Sick., on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, after discovering eight individuals shot and killed at three places since Sunday within the Chicago suburbs.
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On this body seize from video offered by WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago, authorities work a scene in Joliet, Sick., on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, after discovering eight individuals shot and killed at three places since Sunday within the Chicago suburbs.
WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago/by way of AP
CHICAGO — A person shot and killed eight individuals at three places since Sunday within the Chicago suburbs and stays unfastened, authorities mentioned Monday.
Police in Will County and town of Joliet mentioned they didn’t know of a motive for the killings, however mentioned the person knew the victims. The FBI’s fugitive activity power was helping native police within the seek for the suspect, Joliet Police Chief William Evans mentioned.
The victims have been discovered Sunday and Monday at three separate places, authorities informed reporters Monday night, a number of hours after warning on social media that the person needs to be thought of “armed and harmful.”
One of many individuals killed was discovered Sunday in a house in Will County. Seven others have been discovered Monday at two properties in Joliet.
Authorities mentioned in addition they imagine one other taking pictures in Joliet that wounded a person on Sunday is related to the string of violence however wouldn’t focus on their proof.
“I have been a policeman 29 years and that is in all probability the worst crime scene I’ve ever been related to,” Evans mentioned throughout a information convention exterior the Joliet properties Monday night.
Will County Chief Deputy Dan Jungles mentioned in the course of the information convention that deputies had been staking out one of many homes since Sunday night in case the suspect in that day’s shootings returned to them. When nobody confirmed, deputies lastly went to the door of one of many homes. Nobody answered so that they tried the opposite home, which they knew was linked to the primary home and located the primary our bodies. Jungles did not supply any additional particulars.
Jungles mentioned he did not have any indications but of how lengthy the individuals within the homes had been useless. He mentioned that autopsies are pending.
Evans mentioned the victims discovered Monday within the homes have been members of the family. Requested if the victims have been members of the suspect’s household, Jungles mentioned he could not remark besides to say that the suspect knew them.
Teresa Good lives a couple of block away from the place seven of the victims have been discovered and mentioned she worries she and her household will not be capable to sleep tonight.
“That is manner too near dwelling,” she mentioned, including that police automobiles are blocking streets all through the neighborhood.
“I maintain looking the window and double checking my doorways,” she mentioned. “It is tremendous scary.”
Joliet Police mentioned in a Fb publish earlier on Monday afternoon that they have been investigating “a number of” individuals discovered useless and shared the person’s picture and pictures of a automobile. Authorities recognized the automobile as a pink Toyota Camry.
Earlier Monday, the Will County Sheriff’s Workplace shared pictures of the identical automotive by way of Fb and mentioned it had been seen on the scenes of two separate shootings Sunday afternoon.
