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2 kids, 2 adults, 3 dogs shot to death in Illinois home. Suspect on the run, cops say

Two adults and two children were found shot to death in their Romeoville, Illinois, home on Sept. 17., police say. Three dogs were also found dead from gunshot wounds.
Two adults and two children were found shot to death in their Romeoville, Illinois, home on Sept. 17., police say. Three dogs were also found dead from gunshot wounds. Screengrab from WGN9

Police in Illinois say they are investigating a shooting that left two adults, two children and three dogs dead.

Officers were called to a home on Sunday, Sept. 17 around 8:45 p.m. to perform a welfare check, a news release from the Romeoville Police Department said.

Police said one of the adults in the home didn’t show up to work for their 6 a.m. shift and wasn’t answering their phone.

When police got there, they found four peopledead from gunshot wounds, the release said.

Alberto Rolon and Zoralda Bartolomei were identified as the two adult victims, the news release said. Police did not name the children or give an age.

During a news conference streamed by WGN9, Romeoville Deputy Police Chief Chris Burne said the children were related to the two adults. He also said three dogs were found dead from gunshot wounds.

Police are investigating the incident as a murder, and the suspect is not among the victims, ruling out a murder-suicide, Burne said during the news conference.

Officials believe the shooting took place between 9 p.m. on Saturday and 5 a.m. Sunday, the news release said.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact the Romeoville Police Department at 815-886-7219.

Romeoville is about 30 miles southwest of Chicago.

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This story was originally published September 18, 2023 at 1:07 PM with the headline "2 kids, 2 adults, 3 dogs shot to death in Illinois home. Suspect on the run, cops say."

Jennifer Rodriguez
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Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years. Jennifer has made several achievements in her journalism career, including receiving the Robert R. Hare Award in English, the Emerging Leader Justice and Equality Award, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award.
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