Romeo Nance's Girlfriend Charged with Obstruction Following Family Massacre
Nance, who killed seven family members and a stranger, died by suicide in Texas as law enforcement closed in.
- Romeo Nance, 23, killed seven family members and a random stranger in Joliet, Illinois, before fleeing to Texas where he died by suicide.
- Nance's victims included his mother, brother, three sisters, aunt, and uncle. The motive behind the shootings remains unclear.
- Kyleigh Cleveland-Singleton, Nance's girlfriend and mother of his 3-year-old son, has been charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly preventing law enforcement from apprehending Nance.
- Nance is also suspected of two separate shootings that occurred the day before the family murders, resulting in the death of 28-year-old Toyosi Bakare and injury of a 42-year-old man.
- President Joe Biden, in response to the shootings, urged Congress to take action to prevent gun violence.