Police identified two of the victims as teenagers, but did not clarify their conditions or ages on Sunday morning.
Police keep a suspect in custody after a fatal shooting at a bowling alley on Saturday night.
Police identified the suspect as Duke Webb, 37, during a news conference on Sunday morning.
Police said they believed Webb was solely responsible for Saturday’s shooting.
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Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea said on Saturday that he did not think any officers fired their weapons, but the sniper was active when the police arrived at the scene.
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Rockford police asked the public to avoid the area during the following investigation in a tweet around 7:15 pm
Active sniper investigation near Don Carter Lanes on E. State Street. Avoid the area.
– RockfordILPolice (@RockfordPD) December 27, 2020
O’Shea said Rockford police received calls for shots fired at the bowling alley at 6:55 pm.
Republican MP Adam Kinzinger, whose district includes Rockford, tweeted that he was “praying for the victims and their families tonight after the heinous attack on our community.”
Praying for the victims and their families tonight after the heinous attack on our community. As we continue to learn more and hold the responsible party accountable, I would like to thank the @RockfordPD for his quick action in apprehending the suspect. # IL16
– Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) December 27, 2020
Rockford is about 80 miles northwest of Chicago.
ABC News and Associated Press contributed to this report.
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