Four people were killed and five injured, including one who was critically hurt, in an Illinois stabbing spree, according to officials on Wednesday.

There were many distinct locations where the assaults took place in Rockford, which is west of Chicago. Authorities have captured a person they think to be the mastermind of the attacks. The suspect's identity has not yet been made public, however the police characterized him as a 22-year-old man.

Rockford Mayor Expresses Concern Over Violent Incident

The Mayor of Rockford, Tom McNamera, addressed his deep concerns on the occurrence by expressing his profound dismay at the unnecessary violence.

In the areas where the attacks occurred, three bodies were discovered, and one victim later died in a hospital from wounds sustained there.Their deaths are part of the terrible total. One veteran of the United States Postal Service who served for 25 years is confirmed dead by the authorities.

Although the authorities have said that not every victim had a stab wound, they have not provided any more information. This is true even if it has been established that the attacks' motivation is still a mystery.

Not every victim had stab wounds, and Rockford Police Department Chief Dan Redd made the determination that gunshot wounds were not among the potential causes of the injuries.

Tragically, three people lost their lives at the scene of the incident, while the fourth person passed away in a medical facility.

Redd confirmed the seriousness of the ongoing investigation and said, "We don't believe there's any other suspects that are on the run or at large at this particular time."

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Rockford Urges Review of Security Footage

It has been requested of the populace to examine the home security footage in an attempt to shed light on the events that have occurred.

The population of Rockford, which is about 90 miles northwest of Chicago, is estimated to be 150,000. Not too long after the horrific stabbing death of a teenage Walmart employee in Rockford, there was another tragedy.

Mayor McNamara responded to a particularly recent incident by expressing shock and emphasizing the community's cooperation for those affected directly by the tragedy. In order to look into the reasons and prevent such situations in the future, he committed to organizing cooperation between several different authorities.

The defendant was taken into arrest by a Winnebago County Sheriff's Office officer in response to a report of a possible home invasion. The offender was taken into custody. Sheriff Gary Caruana revealed the horrific trip one of the victims took. The victim had tried to flee from the attacker and had sustained many knife wounds.

Eric Patterson, a resident of one impacted street, said, "You can´t rationalize this," He described what was happening to a video game that had gone into the real world. "It´s almost like playing a video game, but it´s reality. It makes no sense."

Cleveland Avenue neighbor Cassandra Hernandez shared her shocked and sorrow, adding that she was particularly worried about the postal worker who was among the dead.

She regret it and said, "You never expect this here," adding that the neighborhood was calm generally and that her neighbor, the postal worker, was a "very good man," Mail Daily reported.

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