A 17-year-old boy has been charged with several crimes, including first-degree murder, in connection with a "domestic-related" home invasion that left three people dead late Sunday, according to authorities.
Byrion Montgomery, 17, faces nine counts of first-degree murder, along with one count each of the following: attempted first-degree murder, home invasion, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, Bolingbrook police said. Bond has been set at $20,000,000, with 10% required for his release.
At around 8:15 p.m., officers with the Bolingbrook Police Department responded to the 100 block of Lee Lane for the report of a "possible" home invasion, police said in a news release. Arriving officers found that four people had been shot. Three of the victims were pronounced dead - an adult male and two juvenile females, authorities said. A fourth victim, a 34-year-old woman, was listed in stable condition at the hospital.
Following the shooting, police "quickly identified" the suspect, who was found near his residence at around 10 p.m. and taken into custody. The suspect, who hasn't been named, is believed to have acted alone, Bolingbrook police said. Formal charges have yet to be approved by the Will County State's Attorney's Office.
Neighbors say that they had seen police at the home before, and one said that he heard the shooting occur on Sunday.
“I was in the garage there over there and I heard 'Pop! Pop! Pop!,' and there was like some boom sound and that was a couple pops and I thought it was fireworks," he said.
The neighbor, who only identified himself as Tom, said that he had always been concerned about the potential for violence involving the family.
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“I knew this was gonna happen actually," he said. "I just had a feeling. It just always seemed shady to me, something shaky."
Authorities have since identified two of the victims - Cartez. L. Daniels, a 40-year-old man, and Samiya A. Shelton-Tillman, a 17-year-old girl. Police believe the suspect was in a relationship with Shelton-Tillman, according to a news release. The second juvenile girl who died in the shooting hasn't been identified.
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According to authorities, two other juveniles, a 4-year-old boy and 14-year-old boy, were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but weren't injured.
