Breaking: Victims identified as mother, son in fatal double shooting in Sycamore

Sycamore police chief confirms deaths from apartment shooting as investigation continues

February 22, 2021 at 4:45 pm CST

Two people are dead following a shooting inside an apartment in the 1800 block of Coltonville Road in Sycamore Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (Katie Finlon)

SYCAMORE – A mother and her son are dead after a shooting inside an apartment in Sycamore on Coltonville Road Sunday afternoon, and details of the incident remain under investigation.

Connor A. Roesch, 26, of Sycamore and Sarah R. Roesch, 49, of Shabbona were found dead inside an apartment in the 1800 block of Coltonville Road Sunday, according to a news release from the Sycamore Police Department Monday afternoon.

Kelsey Rettke

Kelsey Rettke is the editor of the Daily Chronicle, part of Shaw Media and DeKalb County's only daily newspaper devoted to local news, crime and courts, government, business, sports and community coverage. Kelsey also covers breaking news for Shaw Media Local News Network.

Katie Finlon

Katie Finlon covers local government and breaking news for DeKalb County in Illinois. She has covered local government news for Shaw Media since 2018 and has had bylines in Daily Chronicle, Kendall County Record newspapers, Northwest Herald and in public radio over the years.