The family of four who were massacred in their Illinois home along with their three dogs have been pictured for the first time as cops continue to hunt for the killer.
Zoraida Bartolomei, 32, her husband Alberto Rolon – also known as Roberto – and their children Adriel, 10, and Diego, seven, were shot in their family bungalow in Romeoville, a suburb of Chicago, on Sunday.
Romeoville Police Department investigators have ruled out a murder-suicide and warned the murderer is still on the loose.
Their family said they have no idea why anyone would want to kill them, and Zoraida’s devastated sister has issued a plea for answers.
Sharing a photograph of the family on Facebook, Bryana Bartolomei said: ‘I want to know what happened to my nephews, my sister, her husband, and WHY?
‘They were shot and killed in their home.’
The picture shows Zoraida and Alberto beaming with their two sons, one playfully holding a strand of his mother’s hair.
A fundraiser created to cover funeral expenses was created on Monday, describing their children as ‘the sweetest most innocent angels’.
Friends described them as ‘hardworking people that had just bought their first home’.
‘Their kids were the sweetest most innocent angels who could hug your worries away,’ the fundraiser says.
‘In just a few hours their lives, their family’s lives completely changed. The world is going to be a much dimmer place without them.’
They pleaded for anyone with information about the gunman to contact police.
Zoraida’s mother Lydia from Puerto Rico earlier told DailyMail.com they were ‘so happy’ and had only bought their $250,000 Romeoville home five months ago.
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