Suspect in 8 murders died of self-inflicted gunshot after massive manhunt, police say

Police said a man being sought as a suspect in eight murders was found shot to death with self-inflicted wounds after a nationwide manhunt.

23-year-old Romeo Nance was tracked to a Chubby's gas station in Natalia, Texas, where he reportedly shot himself after a standoff with police Monday.

Investigators found five dead victims in one residence in Joliet, Illinois, and another set of three dead victims at another residence early Monday. He was also a suspect in the shooting of a man who was wounded in the leg. The victims ranged from a 14-year-old girl to a 47-year-old woman.

Nance was identified as a suspect because he was a resident at one of those homes. Police are still investigating to determine his relationships with the victims.

"During this investigation, Detectives quickly identified 23-year-old Romeo Nance as a suspect in the homicides on West Acres Road," said police Monday evening, "and it was believed that he was also involved in a fatal shooting being investigated by the Will County Sheriff's Office as well as a non-fatal shooting in Joliet."

Investigators said they were still trying to determine a motive for the murders.

"We can't get inside his head. We just don't have any clue as to why he did what he did," said Joliet Police Chief Bill Evans.

Will County Sheriff's Deputy Chief Dan Jungles said that the shootings were very traumatizing for the community.

"Mr. Nance's reign of terror on our communities in Will County is now over," Jungles said. "With so much sadness that surrounds these incidents, it is time for our communities to come together and heal."

"I've been a policeman 29 years," Evans added. "This is probably the worst crime scene I've ever been associated with."

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