WASHINGTON: Four people, including a teenage girl, were killed and at least five injured after a man went on a stabbing spree at multiple addresses in the US state of Illinois, police have said.
The stabbings took place yesterday afternoon, Rockford city police said in a statement, adding that a 22-year-old suspect was taken into custody.
The statement did not say anything about a possible motive.
Rockford is located about 144km northwest of Chicago.
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The police statement said that five people had been wounded, but US media later cited the police saying seven wounded.
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