Man faces multiple murder charges in Rockford, Illinois stabbing attack that left 4 dead, 7 injured
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said he was "totally shaken by this act of violence."
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Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said he was "totally shaken by this act of violence."
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 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.
The suspect and a Rockford Police K9 officer exchanged gunfire.
The suspect and a Rockford Police K9 officer exchanged gunfire.
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The Winnebago County Integrity Task Force investigating as per protocol in a police shooting.
Authorities said the man was armed with a knife and box cutter, and would not drop them.
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 have a seven-year-old daughter and I just don't understand how someone has this in their being to do something like this."
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports from Rockford on how her death is shaking the community.
Police say officers responded at 12:07 p.m. when a 6-year-old girl came home and told her mom that a man had taken her 10-year-old sister.
Metra plans to launch the rail in 2027 with stations in Belvidere and Huntley as an extension of the Milwaukee District West Line to Chicago.
Metra plans to launch the rail in 2027 with stations in Belvidere, Huntley, and Rockford as an extension of the Milwaukee District West Line to Chicago. The service was discontinued in 1981.
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The van was found but without the body.
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