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Rockford Police Identify Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old Man
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 3, 4:53 PM CDT
updated Oct 6, 10:46 AM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WQRF-TV, WKGL-FM and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Rockford police identify suspect in fatal shooting of 19-year-old man · WQRF-TVOct 3, 4:53 PM CDT
Suspect arrested in connection with fatal shooting on Charles Street · WQRF-TVOct 5, 7:39 AM CDT
Coroner IDs 19-year-old killed in Rockford shooting on Saturday · WQRF-TVOct 5, 3:30 PM CDT
Rockford Man Dies After Being Shot Early Monday 10/5 · WROKOct 5, 10:28 PM CDT
Rockford Man Dies After Being Shot Early Monday 10/5 · WZOK · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 5, 10:28 PM CDT
Rockford Man Dies After Being Shot Early Monday 10/5 · WKGL-FM · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 5, 10:28 PM CDT
Suspect in fatal weekend shooting arrested by Rockford Police · WQRF-TVOct 6, 10:46 AM CDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 4, 3:38 AM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 5, 4:15 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.