The man suspected of killing a family in suburban Chicago, including two young children and three dogs, was a gun-wielding security guard whose daughter-in-law called him “a very dangerous man.” is.
Nathaniel Huey Jr., who apparently committed suicide in his burning car to avoid arrest for the shocking massacre, ran a private security company called Black Bear Security.
A photo on Black Bear Security’s Facebook page shows the 32-year-old suspect holding a gun, ammunition and a bulletproof vest, with the post saying, “I can and I will.” It was written.
In one photo, he was seen holding an assault rifle with what appeared to be a suppressor.
Huey and his partner Hermalinda Palomo, 50, are together with Zoraida Valolomay, 38, her husband Alberto Rolon, 32, and their children Adriel, 10, and Diego, 7. He was identified as a “person of interest” in the murder of a man (years old). He was found shot to death Sunday at his home in Romeoville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Police have not revealed a motive for Huey’s gruesome murder, saying there is a “connection between the suspect and victim and a possible motive” and “a tremendous amount of physical evidence.” It only reveals what happened.
An investigative bulletin circulated by Romeoville police after Huey and Palomo fled the scene also said Huey and Palomo had extensive firearms training and were described as “irrational and erratic.”
Palomo’s daughter Christiana Espinoza called Huey “a very dangerous man.”
“He’s a huge manipulator, a huge manipulator.” she told NBC News.
When Huey first started dating his mother about eight years ago, she said she thought “he wasn’t that bad of a guy.”
But a few months ago, she said:
“He was shutting us all out, including my mom, and now this is happening,” Espinoza said. “He started getting suspicious… He kept to himself, stayed in the garage, pushed all of us away, even my mom.”
Huey and Palomo are believed to have been married, with Huey referring to Palomo as his wife on Facebook.
Palomo’s family filed a missing persons report on his behalf after Palomo and Huey remained on the run following a murder in the Chicago area last weekend.
She was last seen on September 19, according to the report, which was filed after the family received a worrying email from Palomo asking her to “please take care of my grandchildren.” John Paul Ibeck, a family lawyer, told ABC Chicago.
He described Palomo as a victim of Huey, just like his suburban Chicago family.
The search finally ended Wednesday in Catoosa, Oklahoma, about 650 miles from the victim’s home.
Authorities received information that a digital license plate reader positively identified Huey’s vehicle and ordered local police to conduct a traffic stop.
However, Romeoville police said Huey “immediately attempted to flee from the officers,” causing the vehicle to burst into flames and crash.
As officers approached the vehicle, they heard two gunshots and found both men injured.
Huey was pronounced dead at the scene, and Palomo was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Family and friends continue to wonder why Huey wanted the suspects dead, and police said they have no reason to believe there are other suspects.
Friends described the Barolomays in one article as “hard-working people who had just bought their first home.” A GoFundMe has been set up to help cover funeral costs.
“Their children were the sweetest and most innocent angels who would hold your concerns,” it reads.
“In just a few hours, their lives and their families’ lives were completely changed.
“The world would be a much darker place without them.”
