A person went on a stabbing rampage in a residential neighborhood in Northern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon, killing 4 individuals and wounding 5 in an assault that included a house invasion and concerned a number of crime scenes, the authorities mentioned.

Carla Redd, the police chief in Rockford, a metropolis of about 150,000 some 80 miles northeast of Chicago, mentioned at a information convention {that a} suspect had been taken into custody within the assault, whose motive was unclear.

Three of the 4 victims who have been killed died on the scene, and the opposite at a hospital, the authorities mentioned. Of these injured, one particular person was in vital situation at a hospital whereas 4 others have been in steady situation.

The police didn’t identify the suspect, however mentioned that nobody else was being sought within the assault. “We don’t believe there’s any other suspects that are on the run or at large at this particular time,” Chief Redd mentioned at a information convention.

Sheriff Gary Caruana of Winnebago County mentioned that among the many victims was a lady who was operating away from the suspect after an obvious residence invasion. She and an individual who tried to assist suffered stab wounds, the sheriff added. The lady is in critical situation whereas the person who intervened is in steady situation, he mentioned.

The chief added that not all of the victims had been stabbed, although she famous that no gunshots had been fired. A mail man was among the many victims, the authorities mentioned.

4 sufferers have been taken to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Middle in Rockford, a hospital spokesman confirmed.

Mayor Tom McNamara of Rockford mentioned on the information convention that the episode has shaken the neighborhood, which was already reeling from one other stabbing on Sunday through which a person was charged with homicide within the killing of an 18-year-old employee inside a Walmart.

The killings got here a month after police celebrated a report displaying that violent crimes had dropped by 19 percent in the city last year, although homicides have been up from 2022.

The police mentioned that they’d acquired requires police and emergency help at about 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

Images from the scene confirmed police tape blockading giant parts of a avenue within the residential neighborhood as fireplace and patrol autos arrived.

Vanessa Hy, a resident, instructed a neighborhood tv station that she noticed police taking the suspect into custody.

“Then they ran into the backyard and, after a few minutes, we saw them bringing the suspect down the driveway in handcuffs, and he was very bloody,” Ms. Hy told WREX 13.