Two bodies were found burned from a residential fire in Sheridan, but prosecutors disclosed Friday both were shot. Two eyewitnesses told police it was Ronald Martin Jr. who pulled the trigger.

A Marseilles man faces up to 12 years in prison when he’s sentenced for setting fire to his brother’s house – and while his brother was trapped inside.

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La Salle County authorities confirmed two people were found dead after first responders rushed to an early-morning fire Thursday in the 4200 block of 2251 Road in rural Sheridan. First responders were dispatched at 12:52 a.m. to a residential fire. After the fire was under control, two bodies were discovered inside. After a day-long investigation, Ronald W Martin, of Sheridan, was charged Thursday afternoon with multiple counts of first-degree murder, according to La Salle County court records.