Woman, Young Girl Stabbed To Death; Wanted Man On The Loose: Police

STREAMWOOD, IL — Police are seeking the public's help to find a man wanted in the fatal stabbing of a woman and girl Wednesday night in a Streamwood home, according to authorities.

Jalonie Jenkins, 25, is wanted in connection with the deaths of 21-year-old Janiya Jenkins and 10-year-old Uyani Jones, authorities said.

"Jalonie is armed and dangerous, and his last known location was in Bensenville," according to police. "Call 911 if he is seen, please do not approach him."

Emergency personnel were dispatched at 7:50 p.m. to the 1600 block of McKool Avenue in the Woodland Heights East subdivision for a reported stabbing and found the two victims dead in the home, Streamwood police said.

Bensenville police said that after being notified of a potential crime in Streamwood, they found a suspect vehicle late Wednesday night in Redmond Park and conducted an extensive search of the area.

A neighbor in Streamwood told FOX 32 that her daughter was best friends with Uyani Jones and had been on the phone with the girl around 7:45 p.m. when she heard yelling and Janiya Jenkins say, “Don’t kill the kids.”

The neighbor said the victims’ 7-year-old brother and a niece came to her house seeking help and she called the mother, who was at work, and went to the home, where the neighbor found a bloody scene on the second floor, according to FOX 32.

“We greatly appreciate the community’s patience and support as this situation evolves and changes,” Streamwood Chief of Police Shawn Taylor said in a social media post Thursday afternoon from the village. “We do not believe our residents are in any further danger. This remains a tragic, isolated incident. However, we believe in erring on the side of caution. If you see the suspect, please avoid him, and call 911 immediately.”

School District U-46 has offered grief counseling from 1-3 p.m. Friday at Parkwood Elementary School.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to email police@streamwood.org, call 630-736-3700 or anonymously call 630-736-3719.