Indiana woman charged in shooting deaths of Will County family

An Indiana woman has been charged with killing a man and his parents at their home in Crete Township.

Jenna Strouble, 30, of St. John, Indiana, was arrested and charged with nine counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday, the Will County Sheriff’s Office said.

Strouble is accused of killing Jacob Q. Lambert, 32, and his parents, Stacy J. Forde, 54, and Patrick J. Forde, 55, in their home in the 3400 block of E. Norway Trail in unincorporated Crete Township early Monday morning.

All three victims were shot to death in what the police have described as an act of domestic violence. Full details of the autopsies and toxicology reports are pending, the Will County Coroner’s Office said on Tuesday.

The sheriff’s office said Strouble and Lambert had an on-and-off-again romantic relationship, and they share children.

The sheriff’s office called the incident “targeted” and said that “during the detectives’ interviews, Strouble gave incriminating statements, following the homicides.”

Investigators also recovered a firearm and determined that it matched the ones used in the homicides, the sheriff’s office said.

Will County sheriff’s deputies went to the Crete Township home at about 2 a.m. Monday, when they were asked to perform a wellness check by “a concerned family member.”

When they arrived, deputies found the bodies of Lambert and Stacy and Patrick Forde. All three were residents of the house, the sheriff’s office said.

Lambert was found dead in a car in the driveway, while his parents were found inside the home on the first floor, near the front door, the sheriff’s office said.

Earlier reports said the suspect was seen fleeing the home before police arrived. Police said their investigation shows Strouble left the scene for her home in St. John, Indiana, where local police took her into custody later on Monday.

Strouble is being held at the Lake County, Indiana, jail and will remain in custody until she can be extradited back to Illinois to be charged in Will County court, the sheriff’s office said.