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Jenna Strouble Charged in Crete Township Triple Shooting

Police say a gun from her home matches the weapon used in the killings.

Overview

  • Will County deputies, responding to a welfare check early Monday, found Jacob Lambert, 32, and his parents, Stacy, 54, and Patrick Forde, 55, shot to death at their Crete Township home after neighbors reported hearing gunfire.
  • The Will County Sheriff's Office says 30-year-old Jenna Strouble was arrested in St. John, Indiana, and has been charged with nine counts of first-degree murder.
  • Investigators report she made incriminating statements, and a firearm seized from her residence matched the weapon used at the scene.
  • Authorities describe the case as a domestic, targeted incident and say Strouble had an on-and-off relationship with Lambert and they share children.
  • Strouble remains in an Indiana jail awaiting extradition to Illinois, while autopsy findings are pending final toxicology and police reports.