A person went on a stabbing rampage in a residential neighborhood in Northern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon, killing 4 folks and wounding 5 in an assault that included a house invasion and concerned a number of crime scenes, the authorities stated.
Carla Redd, the police chief in Rockford, a metropolis of about 150,000 some 80 miles northwest of Chicago, stated at a information convention {that a} suspect had been taken into custody within the assault, whose motive was unclear.
Three of the 4 victims who have been killed died on the scene, and the opposite at a hospital, the authorities stated. Of these injured, one individual was in vital situation at a hospital whereas 4 others have been in secure situation.
The police didn’t title the suspect, however stated that nobody else was being sought within the assault. “We don’t consider there’s another suspects which might be on the run or at giant at this specific time,” Chief Redd stated at a information convention.
Sheriff Gary Caruana of Winnebago County stated that among the many victims was a girl who was working away from the suspect after an obvious dwelling invasion. She and an individual who had tried to assist suffered stab wounds, the sheriff added. The lady is in severe situation whereas the person who intervened is in secure situation, he stated.
The chief added that not all of the victims had been stabbed, although she famous that no gunshots had been fired. A mailman was among the many victims, the authorities stated.
4 sufferers have been taken to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Middle in Rockford, a hospital spokesman confirmed.
Mayor Tom McNamara of Rockford stated on the information convention that the episode had shaken the neighborhood, which was already reeling from one other stabbing on Sunday during which a person was charged with homicide within the killing of an 18-year-old worker inside a Walmart.
The killings got here a month after police celebrated a report exhibiting that violent crimes had dropped by 19 p.c within the metropolis final 12 months, although homicides have been up from 2022.
The police stated that that they had acquired requires police and emergency help at about 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Pictures from the scene confirmed police tape blocking giant parts of a avenue within the residential neighborhood as hearth and patrol autos arrived.
Vanessa Hy, a resident, instructed a neighborhood tv station that she noticed police taking the suspect into custody.
“Then they bumped into the yard and, after a couple of minutes, we noticed them bringing the suspect down the driveway in handcuffs, and he was very bloody,” Ms. Hy instructed WREX 13.
