Romeoville bank gunman ID’d after ‘exhaustive search’ for his family, coroner says

Gregory Walker, 65, of Crest Hill, died as the results of a gunshot wound, the Will County coroner’s workplace mentioned. His id was launched Friday after the coroner’s workplace positioned and notified his household after “an exhaustive search” involving the chilly case squad.

The coroner’s workplace mentioned an post-mortem was carried out on Wednesday. A last trigger and method of his demise will likely be decided later, pending police, post-mortem and toxicological studies.

Be aware: The video within the participant above is from a earlier report.

Cellphone video reveals Walker holding hostages inside a Fifth Third Financial institution department earlier this week. The scenario ended when a SWAT workforce member killed the person.

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Romeoville police and Illinois State Police are actually investigating why the gunman went into the financial institution and took prospects and workers hostage. All of them received out safely, and two of these hostages instructed a narrative a few very troubled man.

Hostages mentioned the gunman fired three pictures contained in the Romeoville financial institution Tuesday and began talking to them.

Full interview with Roxana Boyden

One among hostages, mom of 4 Roxana Boyden, recalled what the gunman mentioned.

“He adamantly talked about how we’re necessary,” Boyden mentioned. “We’re mothers, we now have youngsters. He said he had nobody.”

One other mom held hostage, Sandra Mendoza, captured video of the gunman who stored speaking.

“‘I am not right here to harm you. I am not right here to harm nobody, I am not right here for the cash,’” Mendoza mentioned. “‘I am right here as a result of I am bored with life. I’m bored with life, I am drained the financial institution screwed me over.’ That is what he stored on saying.”

Full interview with Sandra Mendoza

The gunman’s motive stays unclear. The hostages estimate they had been held captive for half-hour. Throughout that point, the gunman talked about his family.

“He mentioned his mother had handed, and nobody instructed him something about it,” Mendoza mentioned. “Within the obituary they did not even embody him as a son.”

In addition they mentioned he deliberate on dying.

“He actually instructed us, ‘I am right here to die tonight, both I will take my life, or they are going to take it. However I am not leaving right here at this time,’” Mendoza mentioned.

Finally, the gunman set the hostages free. As soon as regulation enforcement arrived, he was shot, transported to the hospital, and pronounced useless.

The 2 moms mentioned these 30 terrifying minutes revealed what life is really about.

“In any case this, I am a robust believer we should always reside life to the fullest and love each other it doesn’t matter what,” Mendoza mentioned.

“By the grace of God, I am okay,” Boyden added. “I am with my household the place I must be.”

The Will County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned a member of its SWAT workforce fired one shot that hit the suspect.