#victim-identification

#victim-identification

Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy is promoting a fundraiser for survivors of seven relatives killed last week in a shooting spree that cast a "reign of terror" over the southwest suburban community. Authorities believe suspect gunman Romeo Nance shot seven of his relatives, including two teenage girls, to death in two homes Jan. 21 as well as an eighth, unrelated man.

“devastating to receive the news we have all been dreading.”

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Police are investigating the deaths of three people in apparent shooting in San Jose on Tuesday. SJPD received calls about gun shots and and a woman screaming for help just before 12:30 a.m. on 200 block of Chynoweth Avenue. Police found a woman shot outside of the home. She was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, but later died, SJPD said.

Nearly 25 years after the disaster at the World Trade Center, our commitment to identify the missing and return them to their loved ones stands as strong as ever, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Graham said.

The pain of losing a loved one in the September 11th terror attacks echoes across the decades, but with these three new identifications, we take a step forward in comforting the family members still aching from that day.

Family X have no-one to bury because it was the wrong person in their casket. And if it isn't their relative, the question is, who is it in that coffin?

Lake's obsession with survivalism and nuclear holocaust led to the duo's crimes, showcasing their shared inclination toward violence drawn from military ties.