https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rockford-illinois-violence-stabbing-dead-rcna145388March 27, 2024, 5:28 PM MDT / Updated March 27, 2024, 5:56 PM MDT
By Phil Helsel
Four people were killed and five others were wounded in and near Rockford, Illinois, Tuesday in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.”
Some of the victims, including a woman who fled a home invasion in Winnebago County and a man who tried to help her, were stabbed, officials said.
A suspect, a 22-year-old man, has been taken into custody, and police are not looking for anyone else involved in the violence at "multiple scenes" in Rockford and an area of the county shortly after 1 p.m., authorities said
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