A LaSalle County man is charged with six counts of murder after a shooting and house fire at a home in Sheridan, Illinois, followed by an hours long manhunt.

Murder charges have been filed against a suburban Chicago man accused of killing two people whose bodies were found inside a burning home this week in what marked the start of a deadly mystery in a rural Illinois town.

Two people were found dead in a house in Sheridan, Illinois after police responded to reports of shots fired and the house on fire, and a suspect is currently being sought by law enforcement.

A death is under investigation in Sheridan, Illinois. WLS-TV in Chicago reports no one is in custody as LaSalle County officials continue investigating.

Two witnesses recounted the moments before and after a deadly shooting unfolded inside a home in a far Chicago suburb, an unexpected situation police discovered while responding to the scene of a burning home.