Manhunt on in Joliet, Illinois, as 7 people found dead in 2 locations: Police

Authorities in Joliet, Illinois, are searching for a suspect police said should be considered "armed and dangerous."

Authorities in Joliet, Illinois, are searching for a man police said should be considered "armed and dangerous" after seven people were found dead from gunshot wounds in two homes Monday.

Investigators said they were looking for a suspect they identified as Romeo Nance, 23.

Officials from the Joliet Illinois Police and Will County Illinois Sherriff's office said that they discovered the bodies of five victims in one home and another two in a nearby residence on West Acres Road Monday morning.

Officers were watching one of the homes as part of an investigation into two shootings that took place Sunday, Dan Jungles, the Deputy Chief of Special Operations for the Will County, Illinois, Sheriff's office, said at a press conference Monday night. Jungles said officers knocked on the door of the house they were watching before noon Monday but made their way over to a nearby house when they got no response.