JOLIET, IL — Six people were found dead on Monday afternoon on Joliet’s west side, authorities confirmed to Patch. The gunshot victims were found at two different homes in 2200 block of West Acres Road, about a block from the St. Joe’s hospital emergency room.
Police say they are seeking the whereabouts of 23-year-old Romeo Nance in connection with the slayings. Nance, whose address is listed as the 2200 block of West Acres in Joliet records, is believed to be driving a red Toyota Camry with the license plate Q730412 — the same vehicle being sought in connection with a homicide on Sunday.
Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English told Patch that investigators believe the slayings are related to another killing at the Pheasant Run Apartments in Joliet Township on Sunday afternoon, as well as a non-fatal shooting in the 200 Block of Davis Street in which a 42-year-old man was shot in the leg.
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Police said Nance should be regarded as armed and dangerous.
Victims Found At 2 Homes
Joliet police said West Acres Road was closed between Madison Street and Springfield Avenue as Joliet police are conducting an investigation in the 2200 block of West Acres Road.
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Additionally, Madison Street is closed between Glenwood Avenue and Douglas Street. It is expected that this closure will last for a significant amount of time, Joliet police posted on Facebook.
Joliet Patch has learned that Joliet Fire Department and Will County Sheriff’s deputies also responded and that a woman and a man were initially found dead from gunshots around 12:10 p.m. There was also a second scene in the 2200 block of West Acres, where others were discovered dead.
Nance Known To Joliet Police
Nance was arrested a year ago, accusing of firing a gun at a woman multiple times as she was driving in Joliet.
On Jan. 2, 2023, a 36-year-old woman had been driving southbound on North Larkin Avenue from Route 30 when a black 4-door sedan vehicle began honking while he was behind her.
At the time, police said the man then pulled up to the victim in the 1300 block of North Larkin Avenue and threw a water bottle at her. The victim called 911 and both vehicles proceeded westbound on Ingalls Avenue, at which time the suspect pointed a gun back toward her, and he began firing multiple rounds.
The vehicles continued through a nearby neighborhood, ending in the area of Ingalls Avenue and Brentwood Place, where the gunman fired more rounds at the victim and then sped southbound on Brentwood Place, police said. The woman’s car and a residence in the 1300 block of Brentwood Place were struck by gunfire, but no one was hurt.
Police identified Nance as their suspect in the shooting, and he was arrested weeks later after officers spotted him getting into a vehicle outside his home in the 2200 block of West Acres. At the time, police said Nance put up a struggle as they attempted to take him into custody.
Police found a loaded gun in the vehicle with Nance when he was arrested Jan. 26, 2023. He was aggravated discharge of a weapon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault, reckless discharge of a firearm and obstructing a peace officer. Will County jail records indicate he has been free on bond since March 10, 2023.
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His next court date in the 2023 case was scheduled for Feb. 1.
In 2019, Nance was arrested on robbery charges after he and another man were accused of taking cellphones from two victims. Court records show the robbery charges were later dropped, and he pleaded guilty to a cannabis possession charge, and was sentenced to time served in jail, 30 hours of community service and 24 months’ probation, as well as being ordered to obtain a GED or high school diploma.
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