The man suspected of killing a suburban Chicago family, including two young children and their three dogs, was an armed security guard whose stepdaughter called him “a very dangerous man.”
Nathaniel Huey Jr., who appears to have committed suicide in a burning car to evade capture for the shocking massacre, owned a private security company called Black Bear Security.
The 32-year-old suspect was pictured on Black Bear Security’s Facebook page with guns, ammunition and body armor, with a post saying: “I can and I will.”
One photo even showed him holding an assault rifle with what appeared to be a silencer.
Huey and his partner, Ermalinda Palomo, 50, were identified as “persons of interest” in the murders of Zoraida Barolomei, 38, her husband, Alberto Rolón, 32, and their children, Adriel, 10, and Diego, 7, who were murdered. all were found shot to death Sunday in their home in Romeoville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Nathaniel Huey Jr., 32, owned a private security company called Black Bear Security after previously working at a machinery warehouse. Azay Ezekiel Lewis / Facebook
He was pictured on the Black Bear Security Facebook page with guns, ammunition and body armor, with a post saying: “I can and I will.” Azay Ezekiel Lewis / Facebook
Huey is accused of killing Zoraida Barolomei, 38, her husband, Alberto Rolón, 32, and their children, Adriel, 10, and Diego, 7, in their home in the Chicago suburbs.Bryana Bartolomei / Facebook
Police have not clarified what Huey’s motive may have been in the gruesome murder, only revealing that there was a “nexus between our suspects and the victims, as well as possible motives” and a “tremendous amount of physical evidence.”
An investigative bulletin distributed by Romeoville police after Huey and Palomo fled also described him as “irrational and erratic” with extensive firearms training.
Palomo’s daughter, Cristiana Espinoza, called Huey a “very dangerous man.”
“He’s a great manipulator, a great manipulator,” he told NBC News.
He said that when Huey started dating his mother about eight years ago, he thought “he wasn’t such a bad guy.”
But a few months ago, he said, “something changed.
“He was excluding all of us, including my mother, and now this,” Espinoza said. He “began to get suspicious… he would withdraw into himself, stay in the garage and keep us all away, even my mother.”
Huey and Palomo are believed to have been married, and Huey refers to her as his wife on Facebook.
Huey is believed to have been married to Ermalinda Palomo, 50, who was also identified as a person of interest in the murders.Ermalynda Palomo/Facebook
Palomo’s daughter said Huey’s personality has changed in recent months.Ermalynda Palomo/Facebook
Following the murders in the Chicago area over the weekend, Palomo’s family filed a missing person report while she and Huey remained at large.
She said she was last seen on Sept. 19 and was introduced after the family received a concerning text message from Palomo, which said “Take care of my grandchildren,” the family’s attorney John Paul Ivec told ABC Chicago.
He described Palomo as a victim of Huey, just like the suburban Chicago family.
The search finally ended Wednesday in Catoosa, Oklahoma, about 650 miles from the victims’ home.
Huey was pronounced dead at the scene of a fiery crash in Oklahoma on Wednesday following a police chase. News On 6
Authorities were alerted by a digital license plate reader that positively identified Huey’s vehicle, prompting police to conduct a traffic stop.
But Huey “immediately attempted to elude officers,” Romeoville police said, causing him to crash in the middle of a fire.
When officers approached the car, they heard two gunshots and found both wounded.
Huey was pronounced dead at the scene, while Palomo was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Authorities say Huey had tried to escape from officers before crashing his car, and as officers approached, they heard two gunshots. CHICAGO (WLS)
Police said there is no reason to believe there are other suspects, as family and friends continue to question why Huey wanted them dead.
Friends described the Barolomeis as “hard-working people who had just bought their first home” on a GoFundMe set up to cover funeral expenses.
“Her children were the sweetest, most innocent angels who could hug your worries away,” it reads.
“In just a few hours, their lives, those of their families, changed completely.
“The world will be a much darker place without them.”
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