A man has been charged with first-degree murder after his mother was found dead in an apartment on the East Side of Aurora Friday morning, police said.
Abel Quinones-Herstad, 20, of the first block of Jackson Place in Aurora, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, Aurora police said in a press release Saturday.
A nationwide extraditable arrest warrant has been issued for Quinones-Herstad, who is currently in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail in Wisconsin. He will be extradited to Kane County at a later date, officials said.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aurora police received a call from a man who reported that his brother arrived at his home and told him that he had done something bad to their mother, the release stated.
Police officers were dispatched to the apartment of Edith Gonzalez-Alarcon, 55, in the first block of Jackson Place, and found her dead inside, officials said.
Officers immediately requested Aurora police dispatch to contact the police department in West Allis, Wisconsin, to have them respond to the reported location of Quinones-Herstad and detain him. The West Allis Police Department took the man into custody without incident, according to the release.
Aurora police detectives responded to the scene and began investigating the specific circumstances of the incident, and evidence technicians also responded to identify and collect forensic evidence, police said.
Officers and detectives also conducted a canvass of the neighborhood to collect potential information from neighbors to assist with the investigation.
Detectives also went to the West Allis Police Department to interview the suspect and collect potential physical evidence, according to the release.
The Kane County Coroner’s Office will schedule an autopsy in the coming days to determine the exact cause and manner of the woman’s death, officials said.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call the Aurora Police Department’s Investigations Division at 630-256-5500, or to call Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000 to report information regarding the incident anonymously.
