A soldier shot visitors to a bowling alley in Illinois

A US Army Special Forces sergeant was charged with shooting at a bowling alley in Illinois, which killed three people and injured three. Writes about it ABC7.

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Winnebago County State Attorney J. Hanley said 37-year-old Duke Webb had been charged with murder and attempted first-degree murder. The shooting took place at the Don Carter Lanes Bowling Club in Rockford on Saturday evening December 26. Although bowling is currently banned due to state-imposed COVID-19 restrictions, the bar has officially opened.

Webb was taken into custody shortly after the incident, Rockford Police Chief Dan O'Shea said.

“I am confident that the officers on scene in the building were able to stop further violence,” O’Shea said.

He said that all three of the deceased were men aged 73, 65 and 69, but did not give their names.

In addition, he said a 14-year-old boy was shot in the face and was taken to a hospital in Madison in a stable condition, and a 16-year-old girl was also injured. The 62-year-old man underwent surgery overnight after multiple gunshot wounds and is in critical condition, the chief said.

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According to O'Shea, the suspect has no known connection to the victims.

"We believe the shooting was not planned and there is no prior meeting or any relationship between the suspect and any of the victims in this case," O'Shea said. He did not provide information about what led to the shooting.

The US Army has stated that Webb is a SWAT and intelligence sergeant assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th SWAT Group (Airborne), located at Camp Bull Simons, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. He started serving in the military in 2008 and was on leave on Saturday, December 26th.

“We are shocked and saddened by this tragic event, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed and wounded,” Col. John W. Sannes, 7th Special Forces Group commander, said in a statement.

According to O'Shea, the bowling alley was closed during the shooting in accordance with restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But the bar upstairs was open.

O'Shea said up to 25 people were in Don Carter Lanes when the shooting occurred, but most of them fled or fled. According to him, the injured teenagers took food in the take-out area.

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He said that the suspect tried to hide his weapon before being arrested and that he was detained without firing a shot.

“Most of the incident was recorded on camera. CCTV from inside the club, O'Shea said, adding that investigators were reviewing the footage.

O'Shea said investigators are in contact with the army. He did not explain why the Florida man ended up in Illinois. The army said it will provide full assistance in the police investigation.

The Rockford Register Star reported that 2020 was the deadliest year on record for homicides in the city of about 170 residents, about 000 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Chicago. Thirty-five people have been killed in the city this year, breaking the previous record of 130 in 31.

“As we approach the end of this most difficult year and look forward, we know the violence must stop,” said Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara.

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