The suspect a deadly shooting Saturday night at an Illinois bowling alley is a green beret. Duke Webb, a 37-year-old Florida resident, allegedly killed three people and injured three others at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford, Illinois.
He has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder, police said Sunday.
Webb remains in Winnebago County Jail without bail, police said at a news conference Sunday. He is due to appear in court on Monday at 1:30 p.m.
Its commander, General John Brennan, with the first command of the special forces (airborne), issued a statement saying, “The alleged actions of Sergeant. First-class Duke Webb are unpleasant and not absolutely representative of the regiment. The vast majority of men and women in Green Berets fulfill their reputed history and earn their berets every day.The actions described in the reports are shocking and completely out of character with Webb’s twelve years of service. of Rockford Police has our full cooperation. Our heavy hearts and prayers are with the affected families. “
According to the Army, Webb is an Assistant Operations Sergeant in the Special Forces and Intelligence assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), at Simons Camp Bull at the Air Force Base. Eglin in Florida. He enlisted in the army in 2008 and was discharged on Saturday.
The military said it would provide assistance in the investigation.
Rockford police chief Dan O’Shea said the three people killed were a 73-year-old man, a 69-year-old man and a 65-year-old man. Two of the injured were teenagers, O’Shea said. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the face and taken to a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, where he is now in stable condition. A 16-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder and taken to a local hospital and later released after receiving treatment for the wound. A 62-year-old man was also injured and is in critical condition.
O’Shea said the shooting is believed to have been a random incident and “there is no prior meeting or any kind of relationship between the suspect and any of the victims in this case.”
According to O’Shea, Webb was detained without incident, although he allegedly tried to hide his weapons and obscure his identification. O’Shea also indicated that most of the shots were captured on surveillance cameras inside the building.
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“La família Don Carter Lanes i tota la comunitat de bitlles estan xocades per aquest acte de mal pur”, va dir Brand Sommer, propietari de la pista de bitlles, segons informa la WIFR-TV, filial de la CBS. “Les nostres oracions col·lectives es dirigeixen a les famílies de les víctimes. Déu, si us plau, les ajudi a tots. Molt trist que una persona malalta provoca tantes misèries. Agraïm les accions ràpides i professionals de les agències de policia que van evitar la pèrdua de capturant el tirador tan ràpidament “.