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Manhunt Underway for Brother in Double Homicide of Streamwood Sisters

Armed suspect Jalonie Jenkins remains at large in Streamwood following the fatal stabbing of his two sisters.

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Overview

  • Two sisters—21-year-old Janiya Jenkins and 10-year-old Eyani Jones—were found stabbed to death inside their McKool Avenue townhouse on May 28, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
  • Streamwood police have identified their 25-year-old brother, Jalonie Jenkins, as the armed suspect and found his vehicle in Bensenville’s Redmond Park.
  • The Streamwood Police Department and the multi-jurisdictional Major Case Assistance Team have been conducting an around-the-clock manhunt since the bodies were discovered.
  • Neighbors have left balloons, flowers and toys at the crime scene, and School District U-46 is offering grief counseling to students impacted by the tragedy.
  • Authorities describe the attack as an isolated domestic incident, say the community faces no further threat and urge anyone with information to contact police.