CICERO, Sick. (WLS) — Police have revealed new particulars in a lethal Cicero home explosion final month.
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On February 15, a home exploded within the 2200-block of Central Avenue as householders Tom Davis and Eleni Vrettos had been saying “I do.”
Cicero police mentioned a person was discovered useless within the particles of the house.
On Saturday, he was recognized as Anthony Avila-Puebla, 31 of Cicero, by the Cook dinner County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.
Police added that Avila-Puebla was additionally answerable for the explosion.
Avila-Puebla was initially on the wedding ceremony, however household mentioned he went lacking through the ceremony.
Police confirmed that he was in a relationship with somebody who lived within the residence.
Whereas the marriage was underway, detectives mentioned Avila-Puebla was seen on video parking his automotive a half-block away from the home earlier than, on a minimum of two events, taking jugs of some form of flammable liquid within the constructing.
Police mentioned he set hearth to the house however by no means got here again out.
Officers mentioned the explosion induced the neighboring constructing to catch hearth, leaving a complete of 11 households displaced.
Davis advised ABC7 final month their six cats had been at residence on the time they usually had been lacking.
Over $28,000 was raised for the couple via a GoFundMe, Vrettos is grieving the very residence she grew up in.
“The constructing belonged to my household for nearly 40 years. Yeah, I grew up right here, so I reside, lived right here, and I work in the neighborhood. And I imply, Cicero is all I actually know,” Vrettos mentioned on the time.
Cicero police mentioned the motive behind Avila-Puebla’s alleged actions remains to be below investigation.
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