Eliza Morales, 30, was cooking dinner when she was attacked inside her apartment, family members say.
Family members say 30-year-old Eliza Morales, who was pregnant, was at home in Downers Grove cooking dinner when she was attacked, and that none of them knew the suspectYou’re watching the NBC 5 Chicago News streaming channel, which plays local Chicago news 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You can find the “NBC 5 Chicago News” streaming channel on your phone or computer, and on Peacock, Samsung, Roku, Xumo or on our app, so you can watch our local news on your schedule.was found dead inside an apartment that had been set on fire, the Village of Downers Grove said, with a 19-year-old suspect facing multiple charges, including murder, arson and robbery. Nedas Revuckas, 19, of Westmont, has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of Eliza Morales, 30, of Downers Grove. In addition to murder, Revuckas is facing robbery charges, homicide of an unborn child and animal cruelty. He is set to make his first court appearance Wednesday morning, authorities said.About 6:09 p.m. Monday, police responded to Morales' apartment building in the 2300 block of Ogden Ave. for reports of a kitchen fire. When they arrived, they found Morales, who was pregnant, with apparent sharp force trauma. The family of a pregnant mother found dead with stab wounds in a suburban fire said they do not know the 19-year-old who was arrested in connection to the crime. NBC Chicago's Randy Gyllenhaal reports.A second person at the scene was treated for smoke inhalation and transported to a nearby hospital, police added. Family members told NBC Chicago that Morales, who was five months pregnant, was at home cooking dinner when she was attacked. The family added that none of them, including Morales, knew Revuckas.NBC 5's Randy Gyllenhaal reports Morales worked at a children's hospital, and leaves behind a husband and an 18-month-old daughter. Morales' official cause and manner of death will be determined and released by the DuPage County Coroner's Office, the village said. According to the Village, the investigation is being conducted by the Downers Grove Police Department, DuPage COunty MERIT Task Force, DuPage COunty Arson Task Force and the Illinois State Fire Marshall.
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