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US: Police said that Four people were killed after a man went on a stabbing spree across multiple locations in northern Illinois. According to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd, a 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned. She said one of the people who was wounded remained in critical condition.
Seven others were injured in this incident, authorities said. Redd said the Rockford Police got a medical call at 1:14 pm (local time) and was followed by additional calls for police and paramedics. Redd told media, “My heart goes out to the families right now that are suffering a loss.”
She said the police were investigating the motive of the attack and ruled out more suspects involved in the case. About this incident, she said,”We don’t believe there are any other suspects that are on the run or at large at this particular time. Right now, we don’t have a clear motive as to what caused this individual to commit such a heinous crime.”
According to Redd, Not all of the victims found at multiple addresses in the city had stab wounds and none were shot. The victims who were killed in the stabbings were identified as a 15-year-old girl, a 63-year-old woman, a 49-year-old man and a 22-year-old man. The police did not release their names.
Redd said residents in the area were being asked to review their home surveillance camera footage for anything related to the attacks.The suspect was arrested by a Winnebago County sheriff’s deputy after the police responded to a call over a home invasion, Sheriff Gary Caruana said.
Caruana said of one of the survivors,”The young lady ran from him. She got some stab wounds on her hands and her face. She is in a serious condition. One of the good Samaritans stopped to help her out. He did get some stab wounds. He is being checked out.”
Rockford police initially said five people were injured. Later, Corey Hilliard, a public information officer for the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, said two more victims were injured.
Rockford Police Chief Redd said all of the victims had stab wounds and none were shot.He asked area residents to check their home surveillance camera footage for anything related to the stabbing.
