By Jonathan Samples | Bugle Staff
Joliet police are conducting a homicide investigation into the death of a man and woman whose bodies were found inside a Joliet auto body repair shop late Wednesday morning.
The bodies of 48-year-old Michael Oram Sr., of Joliet, and 43-year-old Jamie Wills, of Lockport, were discovered shortly before noon inside Fleet Specialty Painting, located in the 800 block of East Cass Street.
“There were injuries that were consistent with homicide, but that’s all that we’re going to say about it at this time,” Joliet Police Deputy Chief Al Roechner said during a press conference Wednesday evening.
Preliminary findings of an autopsy performed Thursday indicate both victims died of multiple blunt force trauma to the head, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office. The Joliet Police Department is treating the incident as a double homicide.
Late Thursday afternoon, CBS News reported that police were questioning a man who was acquainted with at least one of the victims. The man was taken into custody by police Thursday for a parole violation and is considered a “person of interest,” according to the report.
The Joliet Police Department did not return calls seeking comment about the investigation.
Check back for updates on this developing story.