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A man murdered eight people in Illinois before killing himself hundreds of miles away. His motive is a mystery

Source: via Reuters

A man suspected of killing eight people in a Chicago suburb took his own life following a confrontation with federal law enforcement hundreds of miles away in Texas.

Romeo Nance, 23, was found dead on Monday near Natalia, Texas, more than 1,000 miles from where he is believed to have killed eight people at three locations on Sunday in the south Chicago suburb of Joliet.

The discovery of Nance’s body ended a huge manhunt for the, who authorities warned “should be regarded as armed and dangerous”.

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