RTSun, 27 Dec 2020 03:19 UTC
© AP
At least three people have been killed and three others injured following a shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois. Local police have one 'person of interest' in custody, but the situation remains 'active.'
Local police responded to an "active shooter" situation at Don Carter Lanes on East State Street around 7:15pm, Rockford police Chief Dan O'Shea said, confirming that three people were proclaimed dead and three others were being treated at local hospitals for gunshot wounds.
The attack seemed "random" and a single suspect, believed to be acting alone, was taken into custody, without any shots fired by police, O'Shea added.The identities of the victims and the suspect have not yet been released. Local media reports, however, said several "teenagers" we somehow involved in the incident.
Police urged residents to stay away from the scene, saying that while the shooter was in custody, it was "still an active situation and officers are continuing to clear the area."
Comment: UPDATE 27/12/2020: The victim count has increased to 6 shot, 3 killed. A Florida U.S. service man has
been charged in the attack.
Police identified the suspect as Duke Webb, 37, during a press conference Sunday morning.
Police said they believe Webb was the only one responsible for Saturday's shooting at Don Carter Lanes.
Webb was taken into custody shortly after the shooting at around 7 p.m., Rockford Police Chief Dan O'Shea said at a news conference Sunday morning.
The bowling alley itself was closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, however, there is an upstairs bar that was open with 20- 25 people when Webb opened fire, according to officials. The chief said the upstairs venue has double doors that open to the outside, ensuring the bar is in compliance with Illinois' COVID-19 mitigation guidance.
"I am very confident the officers that were on the scene in the building were able to stop further violence," O'Shea said.
He said the three who died were all men, aged 73, 65 and 69, but did not provide names.
Additionally, he said, a 14-year-old boy was shot in the face and airlifted to a hospital in Madison in stable condition, and a 16-year-old girl who was shot in the shoulder was treated at a hospital and released. A 62-year-old man underwent surgery overnight after suffering multiple gunshot wounds and is in critical condition, the chief said.
The suspect has no known ties to the victims, O'Shea said.
"We believe this was a completely random act, and there is no prior meeting or any kind of relationship between the suspect and any of the victims in this case," O'Shea said. He did not provide information on what led up to the shooting.
He said the suspect tried to conceal his weapons before his arrest, and that he was apprehended without officers firing a shot.
"Most of the incident was captured on surveillance video from inside the business," O'Shea said, adding that investigators are studying captured images.
Webb is an active military man, and investigators are in touch with the U.S. Army, O'Shea said.
My guess? They're calling it 'random' as otherwise it might show that, it's perhaps??? . . . Can'tifa*/BLM BM BS inspired the violence? Time will tell, and the more the BFM fails to talk about it, the more likely that is.
Go Kyle Rittenhouse!
R.C.
*Came up with that one today. I like it.
P.s., Interesting fact. I just went on ogle maps to general area where the shooting occurred, and there's a bar there. The name? Shooters! [Link] Don't know if that's where anything happened or merely coincidence.
RC