A Chicago based Nigerian pharmacist, Olasunkanmi Esho, has shot dead his wife and eight-year-old daughter in Darien.

According to the Darien police department, officers responded to a call about gunshots fired.

The Chicago.suntimes reports that police found the bodies on Sunday, June 10, 2018.

However, a Facebook user, Djeric Lemessi, claimed that the deceased Mrs.Esho is a family friend of hers.

Lemessi narrated the sad story and shared photos of the family on her wall. The Facebook post reads,

“A Nigerian pharmacist in Chicago shoots his Cameroonian wife (Metta), their 8-year-old daughter and commits suicide. They are survived by their 13-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter.

“This happened yesterday morning in Chicago. The 8-year-old died in the arms of the 13-year-old who heard gunshots and went to call his mom that he had heard gunshots outside not knowing their dad had shot their mom and saw his sister in blood, carried her to seek for help only to die in his arms.

“Horrible story. The wife’s parents are from Guzang – Mr & Mrs Mudoh. Good friends of mine.”

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