The Rockford Police Department gave a conference in which it shared more details about the crime wave on Wednesday, March 27, where five people lost their lives and six were injured, at the hands of a single man, who was identified, and according to They said he confessed that he used marijuana before the attacks.
Christian Soto, 22, is allegedly responsible for stabbing and beating eleven people in Rockford, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon, March 27. The crime wave began with a home invasion and continued for another 20 minutes.
Rockford authorities met with the media to give a conference where they gave more details of the terrible attacks carried out by Christian Soto, who is already detained in the Winnebago County Jail.
The suspect was reportedly high on drugs.
When he was arrested, Soto told investigators that he had consumed marijuana, which had been offered to him by one of the victims and he noted, during interrogation, that it was mixed with another strong narcotic.
Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley was present at the conference to reveal that, although Christian Soto said he was under the influence of opioids, he was very aware of everything he did during the crime wave.
The man allegedly responsible for the death of five people, and injuring six more, who are in hospitals, some in critical condition, faces four counts of murder, seven counts of attempted murder and two counts of breaking and entering with a weapon. dangerous, confirmed the state prosecutor.
The five victims were identified and remembered during the conference by Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, who mentioned them, while having a lump in his throat.
18 year old Jason Jenkins
Jenna Newcomb, 15 years old
Jay Larson, 49
Romona Schubach, 63 years old
Jacob Schugach, 23 years old
“Let us say the names of our victims more than the names of those accused of these heinous crimes,” Rockford police wrote.
The arresting officer was also injured.
The injured who are in hospitals, some are in serious condition, since in addition to receiving some stab wounds, they were hit or run over by Soto, among them a Rockford officer, who chased him until he was able to knock him down and arrest him.
Ruth Mendonca, inspector in charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Chicago, identified Jay Larson, 49, as the mail carrier who died in the attacks. It should be noted that the state prosecutor said that Soto knew that he was attacking a mailman.
Joe and Jill Biden send a message
President Joe Biden said that both he and first lady Jill Biden were “horrified to learn of the brutal attack carried out in Rockford last night,” in a statement issued by the White House.
“It claimed the lives of four people, including a fifteen-year-old young man. “Seven other people were tragically injured as a result of this senseless violence,” Biden said. “We pray for the families of those who lost loved ones, and hope that all those injured make a full recovery.”
“We are also grateful for the heroic actions of local authorities, who confronted the suspect and prevented the loss of more innocent lives. “Federal authorities have offered all available assistance to local authorities as they investigate this heinous act,” the president highlighted.
“My Administration will do everything in its power to help the people of Rockford and the community at large recover from this traumatic event. “Families across America want the same thing: the freedom to feel safe in their community,” is part of what Biden said in the statement.
Police had initially said nine victims were attacked, including the four who died. But the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday that two additional victims were subsequently located in connection with the violence and confirmed the death of the fifth person.
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