A member of the U.S. military was charged Sunday in a deadly mass shooting at an Illinois bowling alley, a random attack that also left a 14-year-old boy fighting for his life after being shot at. the face, according to officials.
Suspicious Duke Webb, 37, of Florida faces three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree murder in Saturday’s shootings in Rockford, said Attorney J. Hanley. the state of Winnebago County.
Webb is an active member of the military and is being held in the Winnebago County Jail without bail, the Rockford Register Star said.
“We believe it 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,” police chief Dan O’Shea said, according to the newspaper. local.
The charges arose when officials revealed that the three people who died in the attack on Shooters Bar, which was part of Don Carter’s tracks, were men, aged 65, 69 and 73. None have been identified yet.
A 14-year-old boy also received a shot in the face and was in critical condition after being taken to a Madison hospital, O’Shea said at a news conference Sunday morning.
Another teenager, a 16-year-old girl, received a shot in the shoulder, while a 62-year-old man is in critical condition with several gunshot wounds, the chief said.
The two teenagers had been to the bar to pick up takeaway food, the boss said.
Webb had tried to hide his weapons when police arrived, but was arrested within minutes, O’Shea said.
Two pistols from the scene were recovered, he said.
“Most of the incident was captured on surveillance video from inside the business,” O’Shea said, according to the recorded record. “Investigators have the surveillance videos and will review them.”
The mass shooting culminated in the deadliest year on record in Rockford, with 35 homicides in 2020, according to the newspaper. These crime statistics date back to 1965, according to the newspaper.
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