UPDATE: Three more, including shooter not yet in custody, charged in Fourth of July homicide in DeKalb

DeKALB – Three more face charges in a Fourth of July homicide, including an Aurora man not yet in custody who police say fired the gun which left 29-year-old Chrishun Keeler-Tyus dead in front of his young children.

New information released Thursday paints a picture of a family embroiled in violence, as four members of the Edwards family in DeKalb are charged in the murder, and another is charged as the shooter, though police don't yet know his whereabouts.

Esaiah Escamilla, 22, of Aurora is charged with first-degree murder and police say he pulled the trigger from a black Dodge Avenger owned by Annette Romano, 49, of DeKalb, charged with obstructing justice. According to a news release, Escamilla has ties to Aurora, Plano and Montgomery.

Escamilla is not yet in custody, though a warrant has been issued for his arrest. The booking photo released by DeKalb police Thursday is three years old, and police said Escamilla now has a tattoo under his left eye, and anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to call police at 815-748-8400.

DeKalb Acting Police Chief Bob Redel said Thursday investigators believe Escamilla shot Keeler-Tyus once, fatally, and said police are not releasing information about the gun or caliber at this time.

All in the family

Four members of the same family are also charged in the murder, which occurred after Katrina Edwards, 35, of DeKalb got into an argument with Keeler-Tyus at a FasMart midday on the Fourth of July and called her husband, Jimmy Edwards, 32, to come "take care of it," court records show.

Shortly after, Jimmy Edwards arrived in the FasMart parking lot shortly driving a blue car, accompanied by his mother, Annette Romano. He was followed by the black Dodge Avenger owned by Romano, and driven by his brother, Emanuel Edwards, 26. Police said Romano was walking in the FasMart parking lot when the shooting occured.

While Emanuel Edwards drove the car, Escamilla fired shots from the front passenger seat of the car which struck Keeler-Tyus once, fatally, police said. The victim's young children were in his car at the time of the shooting, and prosecutors say Keeler-Tyus' five-year-old reported "seeing his daddy shot."

Keeler-Tyus' girlfriend was also shot in the leg during the incident and later released from the hospital.

Katrina, Jimmy and Emanuel Edwards are all charged with murder, and Romano is charged with obstructing justice. She was arrested but posted bail on July 10, according to a news release from the DeKalb Police Department.

Emanuel Edwards, who has been out on parole from a Kane County conviction for less than a month, appeared before DeKalb County Circuit Court Judge Phillip Montgomery Thursday for a bond hearing, which was continued until Tuesday, July 21 at 1 p.m., at which time Montgomery will rule on the DeKalb County State's Attorney's request to deny bail.

Montgomery on Wednesday denied identical bond requests for two other Edwards family members this week charged with murder, but set bail for the duo who would have to post $75,000 to $100,000 to get out of jail.

Jimmy Edwards and his wife, Katrina Edwards, 35, also of the 400 block of Charter Street, had their bond set at $1 million and $750,000 respectively Wednesday.

If convicted, all three Edwardses face up to 75 years in jail and fines up to $25,000.

Family history

Jimmy and Katrina Edwards are scheduled to appear for an arraignment at 8:45 a.m. July 29 at the DeKalb County courthouse.

The Edwardses have appeared in court multiple times in the days since the holiday shooting, and Katrina Edwards is also charged with obstructing justice.

According to surveillance footage from the FasMart, 933 S. Fourth St., around 2 p.m. July 4, Katrina Edwards' burgundy Sedan was parked at the opposite side of the same gas pump Keeler-Tyus and his family were using.

Katrina Edwards was accompanied by a teenage girl, said DeKalb County Assistant State's Attorney Stephanie Klein.

They got into a verbal disagreement, as police reported multiple witnesses at the scene who heard Katrina call her husband and say, "You need to come down here and take care of this ..." and then used a racial epithet which begins with the letter N, Klein said.

Minutes later, Jimmy Edwards appeared in a blue car with his mother, Klein said, got out of the car and gestured to another black Dodge Avenger, which police later learned was owned by Romano, driven by Emanuel Edwards and inside was Escamilla, holding the gun.

The dodge then entered the parking lot of the FasMart, and Jimmy Edwards was seen on camera gesturing once more to the car, at which time Katrina Edwards began to drive her own car quickly out of the parking lot, and Jimmy ran on foot to the exit of the parking lot, Klein said.

Seven gunshots rang out, hitting both Keeler-Tyus and his girlfriend, Klein said, and seven shell casings and bullets were recovered.

The Dodge Avenger was later found by police at an auto repair shop and car dealership in Aurora, and Klein said video surveillance from that shop shows Jimmy Edwards dropping the Avenger off at the dealership about one hour and 20 minutes after the shooting.

Klein said surveillance then shows a woman and teenage girl matching the description of Katrina Edwards and the teen who was with her at the FasMart coming to pick him up in Aurora.

Video surveillance then shows Jimmy Edwards the next day, July 5, at the FasMart in DeKalb checking to see where security cameras on the building are located, Klein said.

Klein said Jimmy Edwards later told police he didn't know about the black Dodge car or its occupants, but his mother told police the black Dodge was her car.