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4 killed, 5 wounded in northern Illinois stabbing spree

Four people were killed and seven were hurt when a man went on a stabbing rampage Wednesday across the city of Rockford, Illinois.

A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. She said one of the people who was wounded remained in critical condition.

She said the Rockford Police received a medical call at 1:14 p.m. followed by additional calls for police and paramedics.

Police said there was no clear motive as to what caused the man to act.

Rockford Police initially said five people had been injured. Cori Hilliard, a public information officer with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, told The Associated Press Wednesday evening that two more victims were among those hurt.

Three people died at the scenes. The fourth died at a hospital.

Police later identified those victims as a 15-year-old girl, a 63-year-old woman, a 49-year-old man and a 22-year-old man. Their names were not released.

Redd said residents in the area were being asked to review their home surveillance camera footage for anything related to the attacks.

The violence Wednesday came days after a teenage employee of a Walmart in Rockford was stabbed and killed inside the store.

The suspect was arrested by a Winnebago County sheriff’s deputy after they were called to a reported home invasion. A young lady there received stab wounds in her hands and her face. She is in serious condition. A good Samaritan who stopped to help her also received stab wounds. 





(Photo: WTVO/WQRF-TV via AP)
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