The man suspected of killing a suburban Chicago family — including their two young children and three dogs — is a gun-toting security guard whose stepson calls him “a very dangerous man.”
Nathaniel Huey Jr. – who apparently killed himself in a burning car to avoid arrest for the shocking slaughter – owns a private security firm called Black Bear Security.
The 32-year-old suspect was pictured on Black Bear Security’s Facebook page with a gun, ammunition and body armor, with one post reading: “I can and I will.”
One photo also shows him holding an assault rifle with what appears to be a suppressor.
Huey and his partner, Ermalinda Palomo, 50, were identified as “persons of interest” in the murders of Zoraida Barolomei, 38, her husband, Alberto Rolon, 32, and their children, Adriel, 10, and Diego, 7, who were all found shot to death Sunday at their home in Romeoville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Nathaniel Huey Jr., 32, owns a private security firm called Black Bear Security after previously working in a machinery warehouse. Azay Ezekiel Lewis / Facebook
He was pictured on Black Bear Security’s Facebook page with a gun, ammunition and body armor, with one post reading: “I can and I will.” Azay Ezekiel Lewis / Facebook
Huey is accused of killing Zoraida Barolomei, 38, her husband, Alberto Rolon, 32, and their children, Adriel, 10, and Diego, 7, in their home in suburban Chicago.Bryana Bartolomei / Facebook
Police did not say what Huey’s motive might have been in the gruesome murder, revealing only that there was “a connection between our suspect and the victim and a possible motive” and “plenty of physical evidence.”
An investigative bulletin distributed by Romeoville police after Huey and Palomo escaped 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 big manipulator, a big manipulator,” he told NBC News.
He said that when Huey started dating his mother about eight years ago, he thought “she wasn’t too bad of a guy.”
But a few months ago, he says, “something changed.
“He stopped all of us, including my mom, and now,” Espinoza said. “He became suspicious … kept quiet, lived in the garage, rejected us all — even my mother.”
It is believed that Huey and Palomo are married, with Huey referring to her as his wife on Facebook.
Huey is believed to be married to Ermalinda Palomo, 50, who was also identified as a person of interest in the murder. Ermalinda Palomo / Facebook
Palomo’s daughter said Huey’s personality changed in recent months. Ermalynda Palomo / Facebook
Following the killings in the Chicago area over the weekend, Palomo’s family filed a missing persons report for him because he and Huey are still on the run.
It said he was last seen on Sept. 19, and was filed after the family received a disturbing text from Palomo, which read “Take care of my grandson,” family attorney John Paul Ivec told ABC Chicago.
He described Palomo as Huey’s victim, just like the suburban Chicago family.
The search finally ended Wednesday in Catoosa, Oklahoma – about 650 miles from the victim’s home.
Huey was pronounced dead at the scene of a fire in Oklahoma on Wednesday, following a police chase. News On 6
Authorities were alerted by a digital license plate reader that positively identified the Huey vehicle, prompting police there to conduct a traffic stop.
But Huey “immediately attempted to elude the officer,” Romeoville police said, causing him to crash in a fiery blaze.
As officers approached the car, they heard two gunshots and found both injured.
Huey was pronounced dead at the scene, while Palomo was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Authorities said Huey had tried to run from police before crashing his car, and as police approached, they heard two gunshots. CHICAGO (WLS)
Police said there was no reason to believe there were other suspects, as family and friends continued to question why Huey might have wanted them dead.
Friends described the Barolomeis as “hard-working people who just bought their first house” in a GoFundMe created to cover funeral expenses.
“Their children are the sweetest, most innocent angels that can hold your worries,” it reads.
“In just a few hours, their lives, the lives of their families, changed completely.
“The world would be a dimmer place without them.”
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