America:An incident of knife attack in northern Illinois, America, has spread panic among the people. Four people died and seven others were injured in this horrific incident. The officers provided this information. Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd said the 22-year-old suspect is in police custody and being questioned. He said that the condition of one person among the injured is critical. Red told reporters, “My thoughts are with the families of the victims at this time.
He said Rockford police received the first call at 1.14 pm local time on Wednesday, followed by several more. The police chief said no one else is currently suspected of being involved in the incident and “we do not yet know the suspect’s motive for committing such a heinous crime.” Rockford police initially reported that five people were injured in the incident, but Corey Hilliard, public relations officer for the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, said in the evening that a total of seven people were injured.
2 women and 2 men died
According to the official, three people died on the spot while the fourth died in the hospital. Police said that the dead include a 15-year-old girl, a 63-year-old woman, a 49-year-old man and a 22-year-old youth. The identities of the four have not been revealed. A few days before this incident, a teenage employee at Walmart in Rockford was stabbed to death inside the store. “Today, we are shocked by another horrific act of violence against innocent members of our community,” Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said. “Now that the suspect is in custody, our primary concern is to ensure that those directly affected by this violence are supported,” he said. (AP)
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