When Round Lake Beach police arrived on scene, they found the three children — ages 5, 3 and 2 — dead in the home.
Around 1:40 p.m. Monday, police say they responded to a home in the 200 block of Camden Lane for a well-being check after a mother was unable to pick up her children from her estranged husband.SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 32 CHICAGO ON YOUTUBE
The immediate person of interest was identified as the father, 35-year-old Jason E. Karels, who was missing from the scene. Police broadcasted information to officers regarding what vehicle Karels may be driving, which was a red 2010 Nissan Maxima. Officers were able to find the car on Interstate 57 near 115th Street and attempted to make a traffic stop. That is when a chase ensued.The high-speed chase lasted 17 minutes and spanned across multiple highways, police said.
The chase came to an end when the father's vehicle crashed into a wooded area near Interstate 80 at Water Street in Joliet, police said.As Karels was being arrested, police say he indicated he killed the children — and that he tried to commit suicide several times after the children's deaths but failed.A homicide investigation is underway in Round Lake Beach after three people were found dead in a home Monday.
Police say there was "a lot of blood" at the home where the murders occurred, but that the blood was not of the children. Police did not yet release details on how Karels tried to take his life.Autopsys conducted on the children determined the kids died from drowning, officials said. They were identified as 5-year-old Bryant, 3-year-old Cassidy and 2-year-old Gideon.
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