Authorities say police in western suburban Berwyn shot and killed a man wanted in a triple homicide in central Illinois after a chase Wednesday night. The persecution began on the block where right-wing commentator Nick Fuentes lives.

Berwyn police officers responded to a report of a man with a gun around 11:40 p.m., the department said in a news release. According to social media posts Fuentes made on Thursday, he initially appeared to have shown up at the home of far-right streamer Nick Fuentes.

Fuentes said on his X account that the man came to his door during the livestreaming carrying what looked like a pistol and a crossbow.

Fuentes, whose address was in response to his “Your body. My choice. Forever” comments after the presidential election said he would now have to “give up my life and move.” Court documents filed after Fuentes was charged with allegedly pepper-spraying a woman at the residence earlier this month confirm that the block where the pursuit began Wednesday is Fuentes’ block.

The man then fled from police on foot and then forced his way into a residence in the 1800 block of Wenonah Avenue, police said. At that home, he fatally shot two dogs, police said.

Police said the man ignored orders to stop and began shooting at officers, fatally striking the man as they returned fire. No officers were injured, police said.

Police believe the man – whose identity has not been released – committed a triple murder on Wednesday in Mahomet, a small village about 11 miles northwest of Champaign.

Mahomet officers found three family members with gunshot wounds in the 1100 block of Riverside Drive around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Mahomet police said. One victim, 26-year-old Sara Mason, was pronounced dead at the scene. Janis Mason, 61, and Caleb Mason, 23, died at an Urbana hospital.

The Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force is investigating the case, Berwyn police said.

Originally published: December 19, 2024 at 2:27 pm CST