Man wanted for killing 8 people in Chicago suburb believed dead near San Antonio, police say

NATALIA, Texas — A man suspected of killing eight people in a Chicago suburb is believed to have fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Natalia, Texas, according to a Facebook post by the Joliet (Illinois) Police Department.

Joliet police said seven victims were found shot and killed in two different homes on the same block on Monday afternoon, launching a manhunt for the suspect. They also believed that a fatal shooting Sunday was somehow connected to the mass-casualty incident.

At about 8:30 p.m., Nance was located by U.S. Marshals at the Chubby's Travel Center in Natalia, at which time it is believed that Nance took his own life with a handgun following a confrontation, Joliet police said.

Police identified the suspect in the Joliet killings as 23-year-old Romeo Nance and said they thought he was driving a red Toyota Camry with Illinois license plate Q730412. They said he knew the victims in the two homes, who are all believed to be related.

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