Man faces murder charges in massage parlor shooting
First-degree murder charges have been filed against a Bartlett man who allegedly shot and killed another man Friday morning outside a massage parlor near northwest suburban Roselle.
Daniel Pelka, 59, was taken into custody shortly after police found Kyle Gojdas, 29, of Glendale Heights, unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds about 3:30 a.m. at Bella One Spa at 25W319 Lake Street in unincorporated Roselle, according to the DuPage County sheriff ’s office.
Gojdas was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Hanover Park police found Pelka speeding near Amarillo Street and Greenbrook Boulevard about 3:40 a.m. and conducted a traffic stop.
While speaking to Pelka in his vehicle, the officers were told by dispatch his vehicle matched the one involved in the shooting, the sheriff ’s office said. The officers then took him into custody.
Pelka reportedly was a customer at Bella One Spa, a 24-hour adult business, and initiated a confrontation with employees there. Gojdas was an employee at Bella One Spa.
Pelka allegedly further engaged in a verbal dispute with Gojdas in the parking lot, pulling out a handgun and fatally shooting the employee twice in the torso.
Bond was set at $1 million for Pelka when he appeared in court Saturday.