China News Agency, Houston, May 17th Illinois State Police said on the 17th that a "Super 8" motel in Rockford, the state, had a shooting incident in the early hours of the same day. The police exchanged fire.
According to local media WKRN website, Rockford Sheriff Daniel O'Shea said at a press conference on the 17th that shortly after midnight on Saturday, the police received an alarm call and rushed to the scene. Police found that a man was shot and killed, and two women were injured by gunshots, which was not in danger of life. Later, the police found the suspect in the hotel building, and the two sides exchanged fire, which lasted for a long time. No police officer was injured.
O'Shea said the suspect locked himself in the hotel room. Police forcibly entered the room in the early morning of the 17th and found that the suspect had committed suicide.
According to CNN, the police have not yet announced the identities of the persons involved. Sergeant O'Shea said that after a preliminary investigation, the relevant departments believed that the case involved family disputes. (Finish)