Police identified Kyleigh Cleveland-Singleton as the girlfriend of Romeo Nance.
Kyleigh Cleveland Singleton, 21, was the girlfriend of 23-year-old Romeo Nance. She is charged with one count of obstructing justice, police said.
Romeo Nance, 23, was identified by police earlier this week as the suspect in shootings at several locations in Joliet. Seven family members were killed as well as 28-year-old Toyosi Bakare, a Nigerian immigrant who was shot in the head as he was buying a pack of cigarettes near his apartment.
Investigators believe Nance shot and killed Bakare at the Pheasant Run Apartments complex in unincorporated Joliet Township on Sunday afternoon. Bakare, who was originally from Nigeria and lived in the U.S. for about three years, was found bleeding on the ground from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police on Wednesday said the other seven victims were related, and their identities were released the day before.
- Tameka Nance, 47, mother
- Christine Esters, 38, aunt
- William Esters II, 35, uncle
- Joshua Nance, 31, brother
- Alexandria Nance, 20, sister
- 16-year-old female, sister
- 14-year-old female, sister
Police in Joliet, Illinois, arrested Kyleigh Cleveland-Singleton, 21, who they identified as the girlfriend of shooting suspect Romeo Nance, for obstructing justice.
Police said she made statements to detectives on Jan. 22 to “prevent the apprehension of the suspect and obstruct this investigation.”
Nance, 23, was identified by police earlier this week as the suspect in shootings at several locations in Joliet. Eight people were killed and nine shot over two days in what authorities have called a “reign of terror.”
Nance died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside of a gas station in Natalia, Texas, after a police standoff, officials said.
Cleveland-Singleton, of Joliet, was located and questioned by police in the evening on Jan. 22, according to a news release.
“Following questioning of Cleveland-Singleton, Detectives believed that she made statements in order to prevent the apprehension of the suspect and obstruct this investigation,” the statement said.
The Will County State’s Attorney Office approved one count of obstructing justice, police said.
She was arrested, processed and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility, law enforcement said.
