Funeral services held for two Rockford stabbing victims
Romona and Jacob Schupbach were laid to rest Saturday morning at Crosspoint Church.
Romona and Jacob Schupbach were laid to rest Saturday morning at Crosspoint Church.
Jenna Newcomb, 15, along with Jacob Schupbach, 23, and his mother, Romona Schupback, 63, were killed last week in the violent rampage.
All three victims will have respective memorial visitations on Friday afternoon at two different locations in Rockford.
The victims include a 15-year-old girl and a U.S. postal worker.
That worker, 49-year-old Jay Larson, was honored today by the U.S. Postal Service. Multiple mail carriers led a procession along Jay Larson's mail route to recognized the impact he made on the community.
Jay Larson was one of four people killed in a stabbing attack on Wednesday.
Jay Larson was one of four people killed in a stabbing attack on Wednesday.
Christian Ivan Soto, 22, is charged with killing four people and wounding seven in a rampage that involved stabbings and other violence. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Craig Garr witnessed a man police have identified as Christian Ivan Soto stabbing his mail carrier, 49-year-old Jay Larson.
Craig Garr said he witnessed a man police have identified as Christian Ivan Soto stabbing his mail carrier. Larson is now charged with killing four people and injuring seven in a rampage. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The victims included a childhood friend of suspect Christian Ivan Soto, a teenage girl trying to save her sister, and a mail carrier. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The suspect was arrested after a 20-minute rampage, with police taking him into custody as he was stabbing his last victims.
The brutal attack ripped through one neighborhood in a span of about 20 minutes. Five people were injured in addition to the four killed, and at least some of them were stabbed. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A suspect was in custody after several people were stabbed Wednesday afternoon in Rockford, Illinois.
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said he was "totally shaken by this act of violence."
The suspect and a Rockford Police K9 officer exchanged gunfire.
The suspect and a Rockford Police K9 officer exchanged gunfire.
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Authorities said the man was armed with a knife and box cutter, and would not drop them.
The Winnebago County Integrity Task Force investigating as per protocol in a police shooting.
The Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office said officers encountered the resident at the door of his apartment who had a knife and a boxcutter in his hands.
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"I tried to keep him alive for his kids," said a woman who provided first aid after the shooting.
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