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‘Reign of terror’: Joliet police say mass shooting suspect killed 8 people, including 2 teenage girls and multiple relatives

This undated photo released by the Joliet Police Department shows Romeo Nance.

JOLIET, Ill. — Joliet police described a “reign of terror” in the southwest suburban community this weekend, when they believe one man killed eight people, including two teenage girls and multiple relatives.

Romeo Nance, the 23-year-old man wanted in the fatal shootings of eight people in the Joliet area, died from a self-inflicted gunshot Monday night after being pursued by U.S. Marshals in Texas.

While many of the details of the case remain unclear, including the motive, police said at

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