December 28 – U.S. officials said that an army sergeant stationed in Florida was charged with murder after a shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford, killing three people and injuring three others.
Duke Webb, 37, who was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the attack on the 26th, is now detained at Winnebago County Prison. He will make his first appearance in court on the 28th, the Daily Mail reported on December 27.
Police Commissioner Dan O’Shea said on the 27th that there was no relationship between the suspect and the victim in the case. The suspect was detained minutes after the police arrived at the scene.
He tried to hide his identity and hid two weapons, which were found by the police. O’Shea said that no police opened fire while interning Webb. The investigation is still in progress, and the surveillance camera captured most of the pictures at the time of the crime.
Weber joined the U.S. Army in 2008 and is currently assigned to the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Special Forces (Airborne) stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, according to a statement from the United States Army. The statement said that he was on leave at the time of the crime.
According to the report, Weber was accused of shooting and killing three men aged 73, 65 and 69. It was also charged with injuring a 14-year-old boy who was shot in the face and was urgently airlifted to the hospital in Madison for treatment.
Also injured were a 16-year-old girl and a 62-year-old man, who is currently in critical condition.
