Quadruple murder puzzle in Chicago as couple, 2 kids, 3 dogs shot dead

Illinois police in Romeoville, Chicago are investigating the quadruple murder of a couple and their two children, along with the family’s three dogs.

All were found fatally shot inside their suburban Chicago house Sunday night.

The bodies of father Alberto Rolon, mother Zoraida Bartolomei and their two children were found around 8:40 p.m. by Romeoville police after officers stopped by their home for a welfare check.

The children’s names and ages were not released Monday.

Three dogs were also found shot dead inside the home.

Romeoville Deputy Police Chief Chris Burne said during a press conference Monday police don’t believe the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide.

“Right now we are investigating this as a murder,” he said during the press conference streamed by NBC Chicago and reported by New York Post.

He also didn’t believe the surrounding community was at risk, though no arrest has been reported.

“Due to the timeframe that has gone by – more than 18 hours from the time we were contacted – we are not asking anybody to shelter in place, we are not actively looking for anybody in the area,” he said.

It’s unclear if the parents were married, Burne said.

The two children were both students at RC Hill Elementary School, Valley View School District Superintendent Rachel Kinder said in a note to the community.

Concerned family members called police after one of the victims did not report for work at 6 a.m. Sunday and didn’t reply to messages, police said.

Law enforcement believe the family of four was killed between 9 p.m. Saturday and 5 a.m. Sunday.