Three people died and three were injured on Saturday night when someone opened fire at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois, reports CBS Chicago. A suspect was taken into custody, police said.
According Rockford Police Department, the suspect is a 37-year-old white man and “no other is currently being sought.”
Rockford police chief Dan O’Shea said at a news conference on Saturday night that the police were called at 1855 local time to the Don Carter Lanes bowling alley. O’Shea said three people were confirmed dead, while three others were shot and injured and were being treated at local hospitals.
At least two of the people who were shot are teenagers, according to CBS affiliate WIFR-TV. It is currently unknown whether they were customers or employees of the bowling alley.
The police believe the shooting was a random attack.
The suspect was still in the building when the police arrived, O’Shea said. The police were not believed to have fired, and as of 8:30 pm, the arrested person was considered the only person involved.
The victims’ ages and identities have not yet been released.
O’Shea said some of the victims were shot inside the bowling alley building and others outside.
The police were not sure whether the bowling alley was open at the time of the shooting. The bowling alley should have been closed due to restrictions on the state’s COVID-19.