Romeoville shooting mystery sparks neighbor fears after two young boys among family of four found dead in own home

A FAMILY of four, including two children, have been found dead at their home after they were shot.

Police found the couple, their children, and their three dogs with gunshot wounds following a wellness check request from a family member after one of them did not show up to work or answer calls.

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The bodies were found by officers on Sunday night at their 500 block of Concord Avenue home in Romeoville, Illinois.

Alberto Rolon, 38, and Zoraida Bartolomei, 32, were identified as the couple, while their two young sons, aged seven and nine years old, have not yet been named.

Police are investigating the incident as a murder and they believe the incident could have occurred on Sunday morning, according to a statement posted by Romeoville Police on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Deputy Chief of the police department, Chris Burne, confirmed that the incident was not random and that there was no cause for a shelter-in-place order for the area, as revealed in a press conference on Tuesday.

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The two children were students at Robert C. Hill Elementary School and the school district will make counselors, psychologists, and social workers available for students, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Police have not yet revealed whether they have any suspects or leads on the case. 

Deputy Chief Chris Burnes said: “Due to the time frame 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”

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Neighbors have been left shocked and scared by the news, according to CNN.

Dan Lugo said: “I want to know what’s going on, man. It’s very, very quiet. It’s incredibly quiet.

“This stuff doesn’t happen here. It’s very unnerving. 

“I’m pretty sure the whole neighborhood is shook up.”

Another neighbor, Lynn Phillips, said she was left shaken by the attack and that she did not hear any noise from next door during the weekend, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Phillips said: “There’s nothing going on, we all just stay to ourselves. 

“There’s no wild parties, there’s nothing.

“I had a garage sale last year, and that’s probably the most excitement this neighborhood has had. 

“We just go to work, we come home, and take our kids to school.”

Another neighbor, Alfredo Rosas, expressed how the incident made him particularly worried for his children. 

Rosas said: “It’s already really bad with the kids, especially when you have kids like I have.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to cover the family's funeral costs and has currently raised over two thousand dollars.

The page’s description said: “This fundraiser has been created with the aim of helping the Rolon-Bartolomei family with funeral expenses, as well as to create awareness of this ongoing case.”

Commenters on GoFundMe shared their thoughts and memories of the family. 

One person said: “How do you explain to a 7 year old that a friend was tragically killed by a senseless act of violence?

"An impossible situation.”

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Romeoville is a village with a population of over 40,000, recorded in 2021, and is over 30 miles away from downtown Chicago.

The US Sun has reached out to the Romeoville Police Department for comment.